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Romance Languages at Northern Illinois University

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Romance Languages at Northern Illinois University

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

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and has a total student population of 16,769. In 2021, 26 romance languages majors received their bachelor's degree from NIU.

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.

NIU Romance Languages Degrees Available

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

NIU Romance Languages Rankings

The romance languages major at NIU 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, 4 students received their master’s degree in romance languages from NIU. This makes it the #84 most popular school for romance languages master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Romance Languages Graduates from NIU Make?

The median salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor's degree at NIU is $31,549. This is 1% higher than $31,343, which is the national average for all romance languages bachelor's degree recipients.

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Romance Languages Student Demographics at NIU

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

NIU Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

69% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students earned a bachelor's degree in romance languages from NIU. About 69% of these graduates were women and the other 31% were men. The typical romance languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% men. So male students are more repesented at NIU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Northern Illinois 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 13
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

NIU Romance Languages Master’s Program

75% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in romance languages from NIU. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

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In the romance languages master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

NIU also has a doctoral program available in romance languages. In 2021, 0 student 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 IL, the home state for Northern Illinois 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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