Romance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at College of the Holy Cross. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in romance languages, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for romance languages majors, Holy Cross came in at #13. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in Massachusetts.
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Part-time undergraduates at Holy Cross paid an average of $1,689 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $54,050 | $54,050 |
Fees | $720 | $720 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $15,560 | $15,560 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $900 | $900 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Romance Languages students who received their bachelor’s degree at Holy Cross took out an average of $21,000 in student loans. That is 4% lower than the national average of $21,936.
The median early career salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Holy Cross is $37,568 per year. That is 24% higher than the national average of $30,282.
Holy Cross does not offer an online option for its romance languages bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Holy Cross Online Learning page.
Women made up around 71.4% of the romance languages students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 75.6%.
Around 36.7% of romance languages bachelor’s degree recipients at Holy Cross in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 26 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Romance Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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French Language & Literature | 6 |
Italian Language & Literature | 4 |
Spanish Language & Literature | 39 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to romance languages.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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East Asian Languages | 5 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 2 |
Germanic Languages | 1 |
Classical Languages & Literature | 15 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.