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. In addition, we cover how Iowa ranks in comparison to other schools with romance languages programs.
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The bachelor's program at Iowa was ranked #30 on College Factual's Best Schools for romance languages list. It is also ranked #1 in Iowa.
| Ranking Type | Rank |
|---|---|
| Best Romance Languages Schools | 30 |
| Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools | 30 |
During the 2021-2022 academic year, University of Iowa handed out 51 bachelor's degrees in romance languages. This is a decrease of 12% over the previous year when 58 degrees were handed out.
In 2022, 10 students received their master’s degree in romance languages from Iowa. This makes it the #27 most popular school for romance languages master’s degree candidates in the country.
The median salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa is $28,746. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $34,510 for all romance languages students.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Iowa, romance languages students borrow a median amount of $37,950 in student loans. This is higher than the the typical median of $24,453 for all romance languages majors across the country.
The typical student loan payment of a bachelor's degree student from the romance languages program at Iowa is $243 per month.
In 2022-2023, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Iowa was $1,291 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $376 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,016 | $30,979 |
| Fees | $1,948 | $1,948 |
| Books and Supplies | $950 | $950 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,616 | $12,616 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,066 | $4,066 |
Learn more about Iowa tuition and fees.
During the 2021-2022 academic year, 51 romance languages majors earned their bachelor's degree from Iowa. Of these graduates, 16% were men and 84% were women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 73% of 2022 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Iowa with a bachelor's in romance languages.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 |
| White | 37 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
| Other Races | 2 |
Iowa 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 Iowa Online Learning page.
The romance languages program at Iowa awarded 4 master's degrees in 2021-2022. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from University of Iowa with a master's in romance languages.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| White | 0 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 2 |
| Other Races | 0 |
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the romance languages majors at University of Iowa.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 35 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 8 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 5 |
| Germanic Languages | 4 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.