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Lafayette College BA in Romance Languages

18 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$41,025 Average Salary

Romance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Lafayette College. 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 Lafayette BA in Romance Languages

#23 in the U.S
#3 in Pennsylvania

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. Lafayette is in the top 10% of the country for romance languages. More specifically it was ranked #23 out of 342 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 in Pennsylvania.

Here are some of the other rankings for Lafayette.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $75-$110k)18
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools21
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $75-$110k)22
Best Romance Languages Schools23
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $48-$75k)25
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $48-$75k)26
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Romance Languages Graduates43
Highest Paid Romance Languages Graduates47
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $30-$48k)47
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $30-$48k)50
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $0-$30k)55
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $0-$30k)57
Most Focused Colleges for Romance Languages84
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages84
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (With Aid)208
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (With Aid)219
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages223
Most Popular Colleges for Romance Languages255
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans269
Best Romance Languages Colleges for Veterans281
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages287
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income Over $110k)296
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages305
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (Income Over $110k)309

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

$54,992 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Lafayette Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Lafayette paid an average of $613 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$54,512$54,512
Fees$480$480
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$16,263$16,263
On Campus Other Expenses$1,003$1,003

Learn more about Lafayette tuition and fees.

How Much Can You Make With a BA in Romance Languages From Lafayette?

$41,025 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Lafayette is $41,025 per year. That is 35% higher than the national average of $30,282.

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Does Lafayette Offer an Online BA in Romance Languages?

Lafayette does not offer an online option for its romance languages bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Lafayette Online Learning page.

Lafayette Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Romance Languages

18 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
38.9% Women
22.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 18 bachelor’s degrees in romance languages handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in romance languages in 2019-2020, 38.9% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 75.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 22.2% of romance languages bachelor’s degree recipients at Lafayette in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian1
Black or African American2
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White11
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities3

BA in Romance Languages Focus Areas at Lafayette

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
French Language & Literature6
Spanish Language & Literature12

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Germanic Languages6

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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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