Romance Languages at University of Iowa

If you are interested in studying romance languages, you may want to check out the program at University of Iowa. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has a total student population of 30,318.

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.

Iowa Romance Languages Degrees Available

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

Iowa Romance Languages Rankings

The romance languages major at Iowa 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in romance languages, making the school the #68 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Romance Languages Student Demographics at Iowa

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

Iowa Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of romance languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in romance languages at Iowa 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 Iowa with a bachelor's in romance languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	23
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Iowa Romance Languages Master’s Program

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

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

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

Concentrations Within Romance Languages

If you plan to be a romance languages major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Iowa. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Spanish Language & Literature	54
French Language & Literature	11
Italian Language & Literature	2
Portuguese	1

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• 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 IA, the home state for University of Iowa.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Interpreters and Translators	630	$37,840
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	310	$76,110

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 KMSatoh202 under License

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