by our College Data Analytics TeamRomance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at The Colleges was ranked #160 on College Factual's Best Schools for romance languages list. It is also ranked #14 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for The Colleges.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at The Colleges paid an average of $1,794 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $57,400 | $57,400 |
| Fees | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,876 | $15,876 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $700 | $700 |
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The median early career salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor’s degree from The Colleges is $26,353 per year. That is 13% lower than the national average of $30,282.
Online degrees for the The Colleges romance languages bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the The Colleges Online Learning page.
About 60.0% of the students who received their BA in romance languages in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 75.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 10.0% of the romance languages bachelor’s degrees at The Colleges in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Romance Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| French Language & Literature | 4 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to romance languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 2 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 2 |
*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.
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