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Romance Languages at Columbia University in the City of New York

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Romance Languages at Columbia University in the City of New York

If you are interested in studying romance languages, you may want to check out the program at Columbia University in the City of New York. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. In 2021, 22 romance languages majors received their bachelor's degree from Columbia.

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.

Columbia Romance Languages Degrees Available

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

Columbia Romance Languages Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the romance languages progam at Columbia compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The romance languages major at Columbia 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools 656

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in romance languages from Columbia. This makes it the #2 most popular school for romance languages master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in romance languages, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Romance Languages Graduates from Columbia Make?

The median salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor's degree at Columbia is $45,021. This is 44% higher than $31,343, which is the national average for all romance languages bachelor's degree recipients.

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Romance Languages Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the romance languages majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

45% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 22 romance languages students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Columbia, about 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical romance languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in romance languages.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 11
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Columbia Romance Languages Master’s Program

71% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 28 romance languages students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Columbia, about 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in romance languages each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in romance languages.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 11
International Students 11
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Columbia also has a doctoral program available in romance languages. In 2021, 10 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
Interpreters and Translators 3,300 $68,940
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 3,130 $87,670

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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