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Romance Languages at Duke University

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Romance Languages at Duke 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 Duke University stacks up to those at other schools.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and has a total student population of 16,172. Of the 2,319 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Duke University in 2021, 24 of them were romance languages majors.

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.

Duke Romance Languages Degrees Available

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

Duke Romance Languages Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the romance languages progam at Duke 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 Duke 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
46
Most Focused Romance Languages Schools 439

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in romance languages from Duke. This makes it the #65 most popular school for romance languages master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 Duke

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

Duke Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 24 romance languages students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Duke, about 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical romance languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% men. So male students are more repesented at Duke since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in romance languages at Duke are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its romance languages bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Duke Romance Languages Master’s Program

80% Women
Of the 5 romance languages students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Duke, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duke 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 0
White 1
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Duke also has a doctoral program available in romance languages. In 2021, 5 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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Interpreters and Translators 1,770 $59,310
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 840 $65,540

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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