We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, average starting salaries, and more. In addition, we cover how Hamilton ranks in comparison to other schools with romance languages programs.
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Hamilton was ranked #24 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for romance languages majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #3 in New York.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Hamilton College handed out 35 bachelor's degrees in romance languages. This is an increase of 35% over the previous year when 26 degrees were handed out.
Romance Languages majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Hamilton go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $40,658 a year. This is higher than $31,343, which is the national median for all romance languages bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Hamilton, romance languages students borrow a median amount of $12,200 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all romance languages bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $22,910.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the romance languages majors at Hamilton College.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students earned a bachelor's degree in romance languages from Hamilton. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 37% were men.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Hamilton are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 69% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Hamilton College with a bachelor's in romance languages.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 24 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 2 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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East Asian Languages | 9 |
Classical Languages & Literature | 3 |
Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 1 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.