by our College Data Analytics TeamRomance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at University of New Mexico - Main Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in romance languages, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UNM was ranked #247 on College Factual's Best Schools for romance languages list. It is also ranked #1 in New Mexico.
Here are some of the other rankings for UNM.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UNM paid an average of $928 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $269 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,463 | $22,801 |
| Fees | $1,698 | $1,698 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,266 | $1,266 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,262 | $10,262 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,176 | $4,176 |
Learn more about UNM tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Romance Languages students who received their bachelor’s degree at UNM took out an average of $17,500 in student loans. That is 20% lower than the national average of $21,936.
romance languages who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNM make an average of $32,644 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% higher than the national average of $30,282.
UNM 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 UNM Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in romance languages in 2019-2020, 74.5% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 75.6%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in romance languages at UNM in 2019-2020, 77.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 73 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Romance Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| French Language & Literature | 6 |
| Portuguese | 4 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 92 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to romance languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 27 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 4 |
| Germanic Languages | 5 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 6 |
| American Sign Language | 13 |
*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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