by our College Data Analytics TeamRomance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Mount Holyoke 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, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Mt. Holyoke was ranked #65 on College Factual's Best Schools for romance languages list. It is also ranked #8 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Mt. Holyoke.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Mt. Holyoke was $1,700 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,400 | $54,400 |
| Fees | $218 | $218 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,020 | $16,020 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,000 | $2,000 |
Learn more about Mt. Holyoke tuition and fees.
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 Mt. Holyoke in Romance Languages walked away with an average of $20,000 in student debt. That is 9% lower than the national average of $21,936.
The median early career salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Mt. Holyoke is $32,391 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $30,282.
Mt. Holyoke 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 Mt. Holyoke Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in romance languages in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 19.4% of the romance languages bachelor’s degrees at Mt. Holyoke in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 25 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Romance Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Romance Languages | 6 |
| French Language & Literature | 10 |
| Italian Language & Literature | 3 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 17 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to romance languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Classical Languages & Literature | 5 |
View All Romance Languages Related Majors >
*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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