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. We've also included details on how UMCP ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in romance languages.
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The bachelor's program at UMCP was ranked #46 on College Factual's Best Schools for romance languages list. It is also ranked #1 in Maryland.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of Maryland - College Park handed out 71 bachelor's degrees in romance languages. This is an increase of 16% over the previous year when 61 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in romance languages from UMCP. This makes it the #43 most popular school for romance languages master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 3 students received their doctoral degrees in romance languages in 2021, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Romance Languages majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UMCP go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $24,871 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 UMCP, romance languages students borrow a median amount of $22,750 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 Maryland - College Park.
The romance languages program at UMCP awarded 71 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in romance languages.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 5 |
Hispanic or Latino | 19 |
White | 34 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 7 |
The romance languages program at UMCP awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at UMCP are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 57% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park 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 | 0 |
White | 4 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 2 |
Other Races | 1 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 36 |
East Asian Languages | 23 |
Classical Languages & Literature | 12 |
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages | 10 |
Germanic Languages | 9 |
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