Romance Languages at Baylor University

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

Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and approximately 19,297 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.

Baylor Romance Languages Degrees Available

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

Baylor Romance Languages Rankings

The romance languages major at Baylor 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.

Romance Languages Student Demographics at Baylor

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

Baylor Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of romance languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	14
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Baylor Romance Languages Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of romance languages master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in romance languages each year. Baylor does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a romance languages master's degree from Baylor, 60% 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 Baylor University with a master's in romance languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Romance Languages

The following romance languages concentations are available at Baylor University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Baylor University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Spanish Language & Literature	19
French Language & Literature	10

Related Majors

• Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• Germanic Languages
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian 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 TX, the home state for Baylor University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Interpreters and Translators	5,460	$58,650
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,620	$71,920

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 Kairos14 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.