by our College Data Analytics TeamHere, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, average salaries, and more. We've also included details on how UIUC ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in romance languages.
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In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for romance languages majors, UIUC came in at #10. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Illinois.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign handed out 65 bachelor's degrees in romance languages. This is an increase of 5% over the previous year when 62 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in romance languages from UIUC. This makes it the #14 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.
The median salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $31,246. 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 UIUC, romance languages students borrow a median amount of $21,800 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.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the romance languages program at UIUC is $468 per month.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the romance languages majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Of the 65 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Romance Languages from UIUC in 2020-2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in romance languages.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 |
| White | 23 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
| Other Races | 5 |
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of romance languages master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in romance languages.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| White | 5 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 7 |
| Other Races | 1 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 60 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 5 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 1 |
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