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Romance Languages at Colby College

Romance Languages at Colby College

Every romance languages school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the romance languages program at Colby College stacks up to those at other schools.

Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and has a total student population of 2,155.

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.

Colby Romance Languages Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Romance Languages

Colby Romance Languages Rankings

The romance languages major at Colby 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.

Romance Languages Student Demographics at Colby

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

Colby Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 24% of romance languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in romance languages at Colby 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 Colby College with a bachelor's in romance languages.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Romance Languages

The following romance languages concentations are available at Colby College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Colby College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Spanish Language & Literature 13
French Language & Literature 9

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 ME, the home state for Colby College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
High School Teachers 5,790 $54,240
Interpreters and Translators 140 $63,210
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 130 $70,040

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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