Romance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Temple 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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 Temple was ranked #215 on College Factual's Best Schools for romance languages list. It is also ranked #13 in Pennsylvania.
Here are some of the other rankings for Temple.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Temple paid an average of $1,208 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $670 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
---|---|---|
Tuition | $16,080 | $28,992 |
Fees | $890 | $890 |
Books and Supplies | $1,494 | $1,494 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,778 | $14,778 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,462 | $2,462 |
Learn more about Temple 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 Temple in Romance Languages walked away with an average of $26,000 in student debt. That is 19% higher than the national average of $21,936.
The median early career salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Temple is $33,604 per year. That is 11% higher than the national average of $30,282.
Online degrees for the Temple romance languages bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Temple Online Learning page.
About 64.3% of the students who received their BA in romance languages in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 75.6%.
Around 28.6% of romance languages bachelor’s degree recipients at Temple in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 10 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Romance Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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French Language & Literature | 3 |
Italian Language & Literature | 1 |
Spanish Language & Literature | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to romance languages.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 9 |
East Asian Languages | 2 |
Classical Languages & Literature | 6 |
*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.