Modern Languages at Florida Atlantic University

Every modern languages school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the modern languages program at Florida Atlantic University stacks up to those at other schools.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Modern Languages section at the bottom of this page.

FAU Modern Languages Degrees Available

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

FAU Modern Languages Rankings

The modern languages major at FAU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Modern 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.

Modern Languages Student Demographics at FAU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the modern languages majors at Florida Atlantic University.

FAU Modern Languages Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of modern languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its modern languages bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in modern languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FAU Modern Languages Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of modern languages master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 29% men graduate in modern languages each year. FAU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	4
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Modern Languages Grads May Go Into

A degree in modern 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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Interpreters and Translators	3,720	$49,300
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	530	$86,580

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.