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Romance Languages at Boston College

Romance Languages at Boston College

What traits are you looking for in a romance languages school? To help you decide if Boston College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's romance languages program.

Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and approximately 14,934 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Romance Languages section at the bottom of this page.

Boston College Romance Languages Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Romance Languages
  • Master’s Degree in Romance Languages

Boston College Romance Languages Rankings

The romance languages major at Boston College is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Romance Languages. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in romance languages, making the school the #68 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Romance Languages Student Demographics at Boston College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the romance languages majors at Boston College.

Boston College Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of romance languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in romance languages at Boston College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston College with a bachelor's in romance languages.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Boston College Romance Languages Master’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of romance languages master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in romance languages each year. Boston College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston College with a master's in romance languages.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Romance Languages

If you plan to be a romance languages major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Boston College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Spanish Language & Literature 8
French Language & Literature 6
Italian Language & Literature 5

Careers That Romance Languages Grads May Go Into

A degree in romance languages can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Interpreters and Translators 2,140 $55,600
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 1,580 $84,890

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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