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Modern Languages at George Mason University

Modern Languages at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541.

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.

GMU Modern Languages Degrees Available

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

GMU Modern Languages Rankings

The modern languages major at GMU 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 GMU

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

GMU Modern Languages Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of modern languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 George Mason University with a bachelor's in modern languages.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

GMU Modern Languages Master’s Program

67% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of modern languages master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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In the modern languages master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

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

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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Interpreters and Translators 2,000 $70,770
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 940 $68,850

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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