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. Also, learn how UC Berkeley ranks among other schools offering degrees in romance languages.
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UC Berkeley is in the top 10% of the country for romance languages. More specifically it was ranked #13 out of 189 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in California.
| Ranking Type | Rank |
|---|---|
| Best Romance Languages Schools | 13 |
| Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 13 |
During the 2021-2022 academic year, University of California - Berkeley handed out 78 bachelor's degrees in romance languages. This is an increase of 13% over the previous year when 69 degrees were handed out.
In 2022, 9 students received their master’s degree in romance languages from UC Berkeley. This makes it the #30 most popular school for romance languages master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 7 students received their doctoral degrees in romance languages in 2022, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
The median salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley is $40,818. This is higher than $34,510, which is the national median for all romance languages bachelor's degree recipients.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,834 | $42,611 |
| Fees | $3,016 | $3,016 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,273 | $1,273 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $22,692 | $22,692 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $6,238 | $6,238 |
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For the most recent academic year available, 36% of romance languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to 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, 54% of grads fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in romance languages.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 |
| White | 19 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 6 |
| Other Races | 5 |
UC Berkeley 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 UC Berkeley Online Learning page.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the romance languages majors at University of California - Berkeley.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 112 |
| East Asian Languages | 21 |
| Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) | 19 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 12 |
| Germanic Languages | 8 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.