by our College Data Analytics TeamRomance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at University of Houston. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in romance languages, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, 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 UH was ranked #187 on College Factual's Best Schools for romance languages list. It is also ranked #8 in Texas.
Here are some of the other rankings for UH.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UH paid an average of $861 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $352 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,449 | $20,665 |
| Fees | $1,008 | $1,008 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,360 | $1,360 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,750 | $9,750 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,064 | $4,064 |
Learn more about UH 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UH in Romance Languages walked away with an average of $20,500 in student debt. That is 7% lower than the national average of $21,936.
The median early career salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UH is $31,133 per year. That is 3% higher than the national average of $30,282.
UH 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 UH Online Learning page.
Women made up around 61.0% of the romance languages students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 75.6%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in romance languages at UH in 2019-2020, 75.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Romance Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| French Language & Literature | 3 |
| Italian Language & Literature | 6 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 32 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to romance languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 9 |
| East Asian Languages | 2 |
| American Sign Language | 8 |
*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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