by our College Data Analytics TeamRomance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Indiana University - Bloomington. 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at IU Bloomington was ranked #147 on College Factual's Best Schools for romance languages list. It is also ranked #6 in Indiana.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at IU Bloomington paid an average of $1,131 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $307 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,815 | $36,194 |
| Fees | $1,406 | $1,406 |
| Books and Supplies | $930 | $930 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,206 | $11,206 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,830 | $2,830 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Romance Languages students who received their bachelor’s degree at IU Bloomington took out an average of $18,705 in student loans. That is 15% lower than the national average of $21,936.
The median early career salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor’s degree from IU Bloomington is $25,856 per year. That is 15% lower than the national average of $30,282.
Online degrees for the IU Bloomington 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 IU Bloomington Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in romance languages in 2019-2020, 70.7% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 75.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 18.3% of the romance languages bachelor’s degrees at IU Bloomington in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 66 |
| 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 | 12 |
| Italian Language & Literature | 4 |
| Portuguese | 2 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 64 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to romance languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 19 |
| East Asian Languages | 41 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 3 |
| Germanic Languages | 14 |
| Middle Eastern Semitic Languages | 10 |
*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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