General Romance Languages at Cornell University

If you plan to study general romance languages, take a look at what Cornell University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 General Romance Languages section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell General Romance Languages Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Romance Languages

Cornell General Romance Languages Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in romance languages, making the school the #2 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 General Romance Languages Master’s Program

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 36% men graduate in romance languages each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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

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

Related Majors

• Italian Language & Literature
• Spanish Language & Literature
• French Language & Literature

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.