by our College Data Analytics TeamRomance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Furman University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in romance languages, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Furman was ranked #127 on College Factual's Best Schools for romance languages list. It is also ranked #3 in South Carolina.
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Part-time undergraduates at Furman paid an average of $1,616 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same 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 State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $51,712 | $51,712 |
| Fees | $380 | $380 |
| Books and Supplies | $810 | $810 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,362 | $13,362 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,970 | $1,970 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Furman in Romance Languages walked away with an average of $26,000 in student debt. That is 19% higher than the national average of $21,936.
The median early career salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Furman is $20,140 per year. That is 33% lower than the national average of $30,282.
Online degrees for the Furman 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 Furman Online Learning page.
About 86.0% of the students who received their BA in romance languages in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 75.6%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in romance languages at Furman in 2019-2020, 7.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 40 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| French Language & Literature | 11 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 32 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to romance languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Germanic Languages | 10 |
| 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.
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