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. Also, learn how UC Berkeley ranks among other schools offering degrees in romance languages.
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In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for romance languages majors, UC Berkeley came in at #5. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in California.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of California - Berkeley handed out 69 bachelor's degrees in romance languages. This is a decrease of 14% over the previous year when 80 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in romance languages from UC Berkeley. This makes it the #30 most popular school for romance languages master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 7 students received their doctoral degrees in romance languages in 2021, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Romance Languages majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $39,997 a year. This is higher than $31,343, which is the national median for all romance languages bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley, romance languages students borrow a median amount of $11,593 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 University of California - Berkeley.
Of the 69 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Romance Languages from UC Berkeley in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in romance languages.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 |
| White | 25 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 6 |
| Other Races | 3 |
Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Romance Languages from UC Berkeley in 2020-2021, 56% were men and 44% were women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at UC Berkeley are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 56% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a master's in romance languages.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| White | 5 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
| Other Races | 0 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 96 |
| East Asian Languages | 28 |
| Germanic Languages | 19 |
| Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) | 14 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 12 |
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