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Romance Languages at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Romance Languages at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Every romance languages school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the romance languages program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.

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.

UIUC Romance Languages Degrees Available

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

UIUC Romance Languages Rankings

The romance languages major at UIUC 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in romance languages, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Romance Languages Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of romance languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in romance languages at UIUC 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in romance languages.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 19
White 28
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UIUC Romance Languages Master’s Program

86% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of romance languages master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 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 0
White 2
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Romance Languages

Romance Languages majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Spanish Language & Literature 64
French Language & Literature 11
Italian Language & Literature 6
Portuguese 3

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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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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