by our College Data Analytics TeamWe've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the average salary of graduates, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. We've also included details on how IU Bloomington ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in romance languages.
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IU Bloomington was ranked #33 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for romance languages majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #2 in Indiana.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Indiana University - Bloomington handed out 86 bachelor's degrees in romance languages. This is an increase of 5% over the previous year when 82 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in romance languages from IU Bloomington. This makes it the #16 most popular school for romance languages master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 15 students received their doctoral degrees in romance languages in 2021, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Romance Languages majors who earn their bachelor's degree from IU Bloomington go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $24,681 a year. This is less than $31,343, which is the national median of all romance languages majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
While getting their bachelor's degree at IU Bloomington, romance languages students borrow a median amount of $14,000 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all romance languages bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $22,910.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the romance languages majors at Indiana University - Bloomington.
Of the 86 romance languages students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from IU Bloomington, about 24% were men and 76% were women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 76% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Indiana University - Bloomington with a bachelor's in romance languages.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| White | 65 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
| Other Races | 4 |
Of the 13 students who graduated with a Master’s in romance languages from IU Bloomington in 2021, 62% were men and 38% were women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 69% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Indiana University - Bloomington with a master's in romance languages.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 3 |
| Other Races | 1 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 61 |
| East Asian Languages | 40 |
| Middle Eastern Semitic Languages | 30 |
| Germanic Languages | 19 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 6 |
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