by our College Data Analytics TeamRomance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in romance languages, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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. U-M was ranked #43 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for romance languages majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for U-M.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at U-M paid an average of $2,204 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $656 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,520 | $53,669 |
| Fees | $428 | $428 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,048 | $1,048 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,034 | $12,034 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,454 | $2,454 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at U-M in Romance Languages walked away with an average of $14,550 in student debt. That is 34% lower than the national average of $21,936.
romance languages who receive their bachelor’s degree from U-M make an average of $28,055 a year during the early days of their career. That is 7% lower than the national average of $30,282.
U-M 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 U-M Online Learning page.
Women made up around 70.6% 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 U-M in 2019-2020, 26.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 88 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 7 |
Romance Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Romance Languages | 5 |
| French Language & Literature | 18 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 103 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to romance languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 41 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 10 |
| Germanic Languages | 43 |
| Middle Eastern Semitic Languages | 7 |
*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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