by our College Data Analytics TeamRomance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Amherst College. 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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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. Ranked at #4 in College Factual's most recent rankings, Amherst is in the top 1% of the country for romance languages students pursuing a bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Amherst.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $59,890 | $59,890 |
| Fees | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,910 | $15,910 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,800 | $1,800 |
Learn more about Amherst tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Amherst is $64,493 per year. That is 113% higher than the national average of $30,282.
Online degrees for the Amherst 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 Amherst Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in romance languages in 2019-2020, 73.9% of them were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 75.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 60.9% of the romance languages bachelor’s degrees at Amherst in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Romance Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| French Language & Literature | 13 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to romance languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 5 |
| Germanic Languages | 3 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 1 |
*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.
