Romance Languages at University of California - Berkeley

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a romance languages school? To help you decide if University of California - Berkeley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's romance languages program.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 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.

UC Berkeley Romance Languages Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Romance Languages Rankings

The romance languages major at UC Berkeley 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in romance languages, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Romance Languages Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

69% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of romance languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical romance languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Berkeley since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in romance languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	31
White	17
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UC Berkeley Romance Languages Master’s Program

63% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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. UC Berkeley 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 University of California - Berkeley with a master's in romance languages.

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

Concentrations Within Romance Languages

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Hispanic & Latin American Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics	55
French Language & Literature	24
Italian Language & Literature	4
General Romance Languages	2

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Interpreters and Translators	9,310	$58,180
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	2,700	$114,690

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
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