We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, average starting salaries, and more. In addition, we cover how UIC ranks in comparison to other schools with romance languages programs.
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The bachelor's program at UIC was ranked #99 on College Factual's Best Schools for romance languages list. It is also ranked #5 in Illinois.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Illinois at Chicago handed out 39 bachelor's degrees in romance languages. This is an increase of 8% over the previous year when 36 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in romance languages from UIC. This makes it the #49 most popular school for romance languages master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 4 students received their doctoral degrees in romance languages in 2021, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Romance Languages majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UIC go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $27,765 a year. This is less than $31,343, which is the national median of all romance languages majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UIC, romance languages students borrow a median amount of $17,559 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 Illinois at Chicago.
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of romance languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to 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, 54% of grads fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in romance languages.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 21 |
White | 11 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 0 |
All of the 6 students who graduated with a Master’s in romance languages from UIC in 2021 were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a master's in romance languages.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
White | 3 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 7 |
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