Romance Languages at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and approximately 20,720 students attend the school each year.

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.

Illinois State Romance Languages Degrees Available

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

Illinois State Romance Languages Rankings

The romance languages major at Illinois State 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.

Romance Languages Student Demographics at Illinois State

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

Illinois State Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of romance languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in romance languages at Illinois State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Illinois State Romance Languages Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of romance languages master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in romance languages each year. Illinois State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Illinois State 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	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Romance Languages

If you plan to be a romance languages major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Illinois State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Spanish Language & Literature	31
French Language & Literature	1

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• Linguistics & Comparative 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 IL, the home state for Illinois State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Interpreters and Translators	1,970	$46,320
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	870	$70,480

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 Willjay under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.