by our College Data Analytics TeamRomance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Brown University. 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Brown is in the top 10% of the country for romance languages. More specifically it was ranked #31 out of 342 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Rhode Island.
Here are some of the other rankings for Brown.
Part-time undergraduates at Brown paid an average of $1,851 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 | $59,254 | $59,254 |
| Fees | $1,330 | $1,330 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,642 | $1,642 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,908 | $15,908 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,202 | $2,202 |
Learn more about Brown tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Brown 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 Brown 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%.
Around 40.0% of romance languages bachelor’s degree recipients at Brown in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Romance Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | 1 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to romance languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 20 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 16 |
*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.
