by our College Data Analytics TeamRomance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Washington and Lee 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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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. According to College Factual's most recent rankings, Washington and Lee is the best school in the United States for romance languages majors working on their bachelor's degree. It is also ranked #1 in Virginia.
Here are some of the other rankings for Washington and Lee.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Washington and Lee was $1,872 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,170 | $56,170 |
| Fees | $1,115 | $1,115 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,220 | $2,220 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,810 | $15,810 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,285 | $2,285 |
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romance languages who receive their bachelor’s degree from Washington and Lee make an average of $57,318 a year during the early days of their career. That is 89% higher than the national average of $30,282.
Online degrees for the Washington and Lee 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 Washington and Lee Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in romance languages in 2019-2020, 73.7% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 75.6%.
Around 21.1% of romance languages bachelor’s degree recipients at Washington and Lee in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Romance Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Romance Languages | 3 |
| French Language & Literature | 3 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 13 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to romance languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| East Asian Languages | 7 |
| Germanic Languages | 10 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 4 |
*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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