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Romance Languages at Harvard University

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

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391. In 2021, 9 romance languages majors received their bachelor's degree from Harvard.

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.

Harvard Romance Languages Degrees Available

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

Harvard Romance Languages Rankings

The romance languages major at Harvard 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.

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in romance languages from Harvard. This makes it the #16 most popular school for romance languages master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in romance languages, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Romance Languages Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 romance languages majors earned their bachelor's degree from Harvard. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Harvard University with a bachelor's in romance languages.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Harvard Romance Languages Master’s Program

46% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of romance languages master's degrees went to men and 46% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in romance languages each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harvard 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 5
White 2
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Harvard also has a doctoral program available in romance languages. In 2021, 3 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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Interpreters and Translators 2,140 $55,600
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 1,580 $84,890

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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