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Romance Languages at Cornell University

Romance Languages at Cornell University

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 Cornell University stacks up to those at other schools.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620.

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.

Cornell Romance Languages Degrees Available

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

Cornell Romance Languages Rankings

The romance languages major at Cornell 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in romance languages, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Romance Languages Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

61% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of romance languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical romance languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Cornell 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. Cornell 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 Cornell University 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 1
White 1
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Romance Languages

Romance Languages majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cornell University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Romance Languages 13
French Language & Literature 13
Spanish Language & Literature 12
Italian Language & Literature 1

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 Cornell University.

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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