by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Iranian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Iranian & Persian Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at University of Maryland - College Park. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in Iranian and Persian, 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. According to College Factual's most recent rankings, UMCP is the best school in the United States for Iranian and Persian majors working on their bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in Maryland.
Here are some of the other rankings for UMCP.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UMCP paid an average of $1,456 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $367 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,824 | $34,936 |
| Fees | $1,955 | $1,955 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,250 | $1,250 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,256 | $13,256 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,522 | $2,522 |
Learn more about UMCP tuition and fees.
UMCP does not offer an online option for its Iranian and Persian bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMCP Online Learning page.
About 33.3% of the students who received their BA in Iranian and Persian in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 33.3%.
Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree at UMCP in Iranian and Persian at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Iranian & Persian Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Iranian Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to Iranian and Persian languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 28 |
| East Asian Languages | 28 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 8 |
| Germanic Languages | 14 |
| Romance Languages | 61 |
*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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