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Romance Languages at Southern Methodist University

Romance Languages at Southern Methodist University

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

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 12,373.

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.

SMU Romance Languages Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Romance Languages

SMU Romance Languages Rankings

The romance languages major at SMU 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 SMU

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

SMU Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

72% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 28% of romance languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% 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 SMU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 18
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Romance Languages

The following romance languages concentations are available at Southern Methodist University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Methodist University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Spanish Language & Literature 31
French Language & Literature 16

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 Southern Methodist 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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