by our College Data Analytics TeamWe've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the average salary of graduates, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. We've also included details on how UNM ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in romance languages.
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The bachelor's program at UNM was ranked #82 on College Factual's Best Schools for romance languages list. It is also ranked #1 in New Mexico.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, University of New Mexico - Main Campus handed out 109 bachelor's degrees in romance languages. This is an increase of 7% over the previous year when 102 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in romance languages from UNM. This makes it the #43 most popular school for romance languages master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 1 students received their doctoral degrees in romance languages in 2021, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Romance Languages majors who earn their bachelor's degree from UNM go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $27,770 a year. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,343 for all romance languages students.
While getting their bachelor's degree at UNM, romance languages students borrow a median amount of $15,187 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 New Mexico - Main Campus.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 109 romance languages majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNM. Of these graduates, 30% were men and 70% were 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, 80% of grads fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a bachelor's in romance languages.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 87 |
| White | 15 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 4 |
| Other Races | 3 |
Of the 7 romance languages students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UNM, about 57% were men and 43% were women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of New Mexico - Main Campus with a master's in romance languages.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| White | 1 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 3 |
| Other Races | 0 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 41 |
| American Sign Language | 14 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 6 |
| Germanic Languages | 2 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 1 |
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