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University of Southern California BA in Romance Languages

40 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$41,565 Average Salary
$20,750 Average Student Debt

Romance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at University of Southern California. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in romance languages, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the USC BA in Romance Languages

#20 in the U.S
#1 in California

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. USC is in the top 10% of the country for romance languages. More specifically it was ranked #20 out of 342 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in California.

Here are some of the other rankings for USC.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 2
Best Romance Languages Colleges for Veterans 3
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools 19
Best Romance Languages Schools 20
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Romance Languages Graduates 37
Highest Paid Romance Languages Graduates 41
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages 66
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages 66
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages 68
Most Popular Colleges for Romance Languages 91
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $30-$48k) 111
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $30-$48k) 117
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $48-$75k) 126
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $48-$75k) 131
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $0-$30k) 133
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $0-$30k) 140
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $75-$110k) 248
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $75-$110k) 258
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (With Aid) 294
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (With Aid) 306
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income Over $110k) 314
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (Income Over $110k) 326
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages 329
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages 340
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages 633
Most Focused Colleges for Romance Languages 716

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Romance Languages from USC Cost?

$60,275 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$20,750 Average Student Debt

USC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at USC paid an average of $1,995 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $59,260 $59,260
Fees $1,015 $1,015
Books and Supplies $1,200 $1,200
On Campus Room and Board $16,398 $16,398
On Campus Other Expenses $2,278 $2,278

Learn more about USC tuition and fees.

USC Romance Languages BA Student Debt

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 USC took out an average of $20,750 in student loans. That is 5% lower than the national average of $21,936.

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How Much Can You Make With a BA in Romance Languages From USC?

$41,565 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

romance languages who receive their bachelor’s degree from USC make an average of $41,565 a year during the early days of their career. That is 37% higher than the national average of $30,282.

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Does USC Offer an Online BA in Romance Languages?

Online degrees for the USC romance languages bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USC Online Learning page.

USC Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Romance Languages

40 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
80.0% Women
42.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 40 bachelor’s degrees in romance languages awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in romance languages in 2019-2020, 80.0% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 75.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in romance languages at USC in 2019-2020, 42.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 40%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 11
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 19
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

BA in Romance Languages Focus Areas at USC

Romance Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
French Language & Literature 15
Italian Language & Literature 2
Spanish Language & Literature 23

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to romance languages.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 12
East Asian Languages 21
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 2
Classical Languages & Literature 5

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References

*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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