by our College Data Analytics TeamRomance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Roanoke College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in romance languages, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 Roanoke was ranked #199 on College Factual's Best Schools for romance languages list. It is also ranked #5 in Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for Roanoke.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Roanoke was $540 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $45,200 | $45,200 |
| Fees | $1,670 | $1,670 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,580 | $14,580 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,250 | $2,250 |
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The median early career salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Roanoke is $27,439 per year. That is 9% lower than the national average of $30,282.
Roanoke 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 Roanoke Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in romance languages in 2019-2020, 76.5% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 75.6%.
Around 35.3% of romance languages bachelor’s degree recipients at Roanoke in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 11 |
| International Students | 0 |
| 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 | 3 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 14 |
*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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