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Vanderbilt University BA in Romance Languages

63 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$39,729 Average Salary
$11,500 Average Student Debt

Romance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Vanderbilt University. 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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Rankings for the Vanderbilt BA in Romance Languages

#9 in the U.S
#1 in Tennessee

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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for romance languages majors, Vanderbilt came in at #9. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in Tennessee.

Here are some of the other rankings for Vanderbilt.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $75-$110k)3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $75-$110k)3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $48-$75k)3
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $48-$75k)4
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $0-$30k)5
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $0-$30k)5
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $0-$30k)5
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $30-$48k)5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $0-$30k)5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $75-$110k)5
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $30-$48k)5
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages6
Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools6
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $75-$110k)6
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $30-$48k)7
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $30-$48k)7
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $48-$75k)8
Best Romance Languages Master’s Degree Schools8
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Romance Languages Graduates8
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $48-$75k)8
Best Romance Languages Schools9
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools9
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Romance Languages Graduates15
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages21
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (With Aid)27
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages29
Most Popular Colleges for Romance Languages32
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income Over $110k)44
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages45
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages47
Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans53
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Romance Languages Graduates55
Highest Paid Romance Languages Graduates59
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages60
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (With Aid)66
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (With Aid)102
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income Over $110k)106
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (With Aid)111
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages113
Best Romance Languages Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans121
Most Focused Colleges for Romance Languages138
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages158
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income Over $110k)211
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages (Income Over $110k)226
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages288
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans290
Best Value Colleges for Romance Languages302
Best Romance Languages Colleges for Veterans302

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

$54,158 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$11,500 Average Student Debt

Vanderbilt Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Vanderbilt paid an average of $2,199 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$52,781$52,781
Fees$1,377$1,377
Books and Supplies$1,194$1,194
On Campus Room and Board$17,670$17,670
On Campus Other Expenses$3,022$3,022

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Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt took out an average of $11,500 in student loans. That is 48% lower than the national average of $21,936.

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

$39,729 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

romance languages who receive their bachelor’s degree from Vanderbilt make an average of $39,729 a year during the early days of their career. That is 31% higher than the national average of $30,282.

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Does Vanderbilt Offer an Online BA in Romance Languages?

Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt Online Learning page.

Vanderbilt Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Romance Languages

63 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
73.0% Women
33.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 63 bachelor’s degrees in romance languages awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 73.0% of the students who received their BA in romance languages in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 75.6%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 33.3% of romance languages bachelor’s degree recipients at Vanderbilt in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian4
Black or African American8
Hispanic or Latino6
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White38
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities5

BA in Romance Languages Focus Areas at Vanderbilt

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Romance Languages3
French Language & Literature13
Spanish Language & Literature47

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

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages6
Germanic Languages6

View All Romance Languages Related Majors >

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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