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 Portland State University ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in romance languages.
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The bachelor's program at Portland State University was ranked #165 on College Factual's Best Schools for romance languages list. It is also ranked #4 in Oregon.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Portland State University handed out 31 bachelor's degrees in romance languages. This is a decrease of 26% over the previous year when 42 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in romance languages from Portland State University. This makes it the #65 most popular school for romance languages master’s degree candidates in the country.
Romance Languages majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Portland State University go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $25,916 a year. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,343 for all romance languages students.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Portland State University, romance languages students borrow a median amount of $19,416 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 Portland State University.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in romance languages from Portland State University. About 26% were men and 74% were women.
The majority of the bachelor's degree graduates for this major are Hispanic or Latino. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 58% of grads fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Portland State University with a bachelor's in romance languages.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
| White | 9 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
| Other Races | 3 |
The romance languages program at Portland State University awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Portland State University with a master's in romance languages.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| White | 2 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
| Other Races | 0 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 32 |
| East Asian Languages | 25 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 16 |
| Germanic Languages | 5 |
| Middle Eastern Semitic Languages | 4 |
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