by our College Data Analytics TeamRomance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at University of Wisconsin - Madison. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in romance languages, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. UW - Madison was ranked #37 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for romance languages majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #1 in Wisconsin.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UW - Madison paid an average of $1,548 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $386 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,273 | $37,161 |
| Fees | $1,469 | $1,469 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,150 | $1,150 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,200 | $12,200 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,066 | $3,066 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UW - Madison in Romance Languages walked away with an average of $25,000 in student debt. That is 14% higher than the national average of $21,936.
The median early career salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UW - Madison is $36,914 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $30,282.
Online degrees for the UW - Madison 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 UW - Madison Online Learning page.
Women made up around 78.3% of the romance languages students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 75.6%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in romance languages at UW - Madison in 2019-2020, 16.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 153 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Romance Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| French Language & Literature | 34 |
| Italian Language & Literature | 8 |
| Portuguese | 2 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 145 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to romance languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 21 |
| African Languages | 2 |
| East Asian Languages | 27 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 11 |
| Germanic Languages | 18 |
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*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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