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Romance Languages at Smith College

If you are interested in studying Romance Languages, you may want to check out the program at Smith College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Smith College is located in Northampton, MA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 34 romance languages graduations were recorded at Smith College.

Studying Online at Smith College

Distance learning is available at Smith College. Among 2,857 students, 0 (0%) studied exclusively online and 203 (7%) took at least some classes online.

Romance Languages Rankings at Smith College

Use these rankings to compare Smith College’s Romance Languages program against other schools offering the same major.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Massachusetts	#3 of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	Massachusetts	#4 of 5
Best Value	New England (Region)	#7 of 13
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#10 of 13
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#99 of 211
Best Value	Nationwide	#181 of 209

Earnings for Romance Languages Graduates from Smith College

Students who complete Smith College’s Romance Languages program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$26,954
2 years	$28,019
3 years	$40,411
4 years	$43,192
5 years	$52,652

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Romance Languages graduates from Smith College earn a median of $43,192, compared with $50,277 for all Smith College graduates — about 14% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Romance Languages graduates from Smith College stands at $19,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Romance Languages graduates at Smith College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Romance Languages graduates at Smith College are 100% women (34) and 0% men (0).

Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program at Smith College

Of the 34 bachelor’s romance languages graduates at Smith College, 100% were women (34) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Romance Languages bachelor’s degree recipients at Smith College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	27
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	4
Asian	2

Minority students account for 21% of Romance Languages bachelor’s degree recipients at Smith College, lower than the national average of 45%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Romance Languages Concentrations at Smith College

The Romance Languages program at Smith College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
French Language & Literature	14
Italian Language & Literature	5
Portuguese	4
Spanish Language & Literature	11

Highest-Paying Careers for Romance Languages Graduates

Graduates of the Romance Languages program at Smith College go on to a range of careers. Here are the top-paying careers for Romance Languages graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	$77,927
Interpreters and Translators	$52,627
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	$39,815

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.