French Language & Literature at Northwestern University

Every french language & literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the french language program at Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in French Language & Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Northwestern French Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in French Language
• Master’s Degree in French Language

Northwestern French Language & Literature Rankings

The french language major at Northwestern is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for French Language & Literature. 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 french language, making the school the #25 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

French Language Student Demographics at Northwestern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the french language majors at Northwestern University.

Northwestern French Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of french language bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its french language bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a bachelor's in french language.

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

Northwestern French Language & Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of french language master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in french language each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 75% more men than average.

In the french language master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 72% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern University with a master's in french language.

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

Related Majors

• General Hispanic & Latin American Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics
• Spanish Language & Literature

Careers That French Language Grads May Go Into

A degree in french language can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Interpreters and Translators	1,970	$46,320
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	870	$70,480

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.