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Romance Languages at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Romance Languages at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642.

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.

UMass Amherst Romance Languages Degrees Available

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

UMass Amherst Romance Languages Rankings

The romance languages major at UMass Amherst 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in romance languages, making the school the #60 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Romance Languages Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

66% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 34% of romance languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% 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 UMass Amherst since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in romance languages at UMass Amherst 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in romance languages.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 49
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UMass Amherst Romance Languages Master’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of romance languages master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a romance languages master's degree from UMass Amherst, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst 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 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Massachusetts Amherst. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Spanish Language & Literature 69
Portuguese 11
French Language & Literature 9
Italian Language & Literature 5
General Hispanic & Latin American Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 1

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers 26,420 $80,020
Interpreters and Translators 2,140 $55,600
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 1,580 $84,890

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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