by our College Data Analytics TeamRomance Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Williams College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in romance languages, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for romance languages majors, Williams came in at #17. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #3 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Williams.
Part-time undergraduates at Williams paid an average of $1,682 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $50,450 | $50,450 |
| Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,750 | $12,750 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,540 | $2,540 |
Learn more about Williams tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Williams is $38,871 per year. That is 28% higher than the national average of $30,282.
Williams 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 Williams Online Learning page.
Women made up around 76.9% of the romance languages students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 75.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 30.8% of the romance languages bachelor’s degrees at Williams in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 40%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 5 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Romance Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| French Language & Literature | 12 |
| Spanish Language & Literature | 14 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to romance languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 10 |
| East Asian Languages | 12 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 2 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 3 |
View All Romance Languages Related Majors >
*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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