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Duke University BA in Romance Languages

18 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$9,965 Average Student Debt

Romance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Duke 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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Rankings for the Duke BA in Romance Languages

#8 in the U.S
#1 in North Carolina

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for romance languages majors, Duke came in at #8. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in North Carolina.

Here are some of the other rankings for Duke.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $30-$48k)1
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $0-$30k)2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $30-$48k)2
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $30-$48k)2
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $0-$30k)2
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $30-$48k)2
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $48-$75k)3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $0-$30k)3
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $0-$30k)3
Best Romance Languages Master’s Degree Schools4
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $48-$75k)4
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $75-$110k)5
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Romance Languages Graduates6
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $48-$75k)6
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $75-$110k)6
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools7
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $48-$75k)7
Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools7
Best Romance Languages Schools8
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $75-$110k)10
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $75-$110k)10
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Romance Languages Graduates13
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (With Aid)33
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Romance Languages Graduates41
Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans44
Highest Paid Romance Languages Graduates45
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages52
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income Over $110k)52
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages60
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages60
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (With Aid)63
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages63
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages72
Best Romance Languages Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans75
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans93
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income Over $110k)111
Best Romance Languages Colleges for Veterans114
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (With Aid)118
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages119
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (With Aid)130
Most Popular Colleges for Romance Languages179
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages223
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income Over $110k)281
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (Income Over $110k)294
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages303
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages322
Most Focused Colleges for Romance Languages583
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages599

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Romance Languages from Duke Cost?

$57,633 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$9,965 Average Student Debt

Duke Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Duke was $1,746 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$55,880$55,880
Fees$1,753$1,753
Books and Supplies$1,434$1,434
On Campus Room and Board$16,026$16,026
On Campus Other Expenses$1,976$1,976

Learn more about Duke tuition and fees.

Duke Romance Languages BA Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Duke in Romance Languages walked away with an average of $9,965 in student debt. That is 55% lower than the national average of $21,936.

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Does Duke Offer an Online BA in Romance Languages?

Online degrees for the Duke 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 Duke Online Learning page.

Duke Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Romance Languages

18 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
61.1% Women
38.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 18 students received their bachelor’s degree in romance languages. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in romance languages in 2019-2020, 61.1% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 75.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 38.9% of romance languages bachelor’s degree recipients at Duke in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 40%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian3
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino3
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White10
International Students1
Other Races/Ethnicities0

BA in Romance Languages Focus Areas at Duke

Romance Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
French Language & Literature4
Italian Language & Literature4
Spanish Language & Literature10

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to romance languages.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature35
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages2
Germanic Languages3
Classical Languages & Literature3

View All Romance Languages Related Majors >

References

*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.

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