by our College Data Analytics TeamRomance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Northern Illinois University. 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 NIU was ranked #266 on College Factual's Best Schools for romance languages list. It is also ranked #17 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for NIU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at NIU was $348 per credit hour 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 | $9,466 | $9,466 |
| Fees | $4,926 | $4,926 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,880 | $10,880 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,870 | $2,870 |
Learn more about NIU tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Romance Languages students who received their bachelor’s degree at NIU took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 23% higher than the national average of $21,936.
The median early career salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor’s degree from NIU is $29,374 per year. That is 3% lower than the national average of $30,282.
NIU 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 NIU Online Learning page.
About 76.9% of the students who received their BA in romance languages in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 75.6%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in romance languages at NIU in 2019-2020, 50.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Romance Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| French Language & Literature | 4 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 22 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to romance languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Germanic Languages | 2 |
*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.
