Romance Languages at The University of Alabama

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

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840.

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.

UA Romance Languages Degrees Available

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

UA Romance Languages Rankings

The romance languages major at UA 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in romance languages, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Romance Languages Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of romance languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in romance languages at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in romance languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	43
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UA Romance Languages Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of romance languages master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in romance languages each year. UA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

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

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

Concentrations Within Romance Languages

The following romance languages concentations are available at The University of Alabama. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Alabama. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Spanish Language & Literature	74
General Romance Languages	8

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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
High School Teachers	16,270	$51,180
Interpreters and Translators	250	$40,510
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	140	$58,720

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.