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Romance Languages at Southern Methodist University

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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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students received a bachelor's degree in romance languages from SMU.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks romance languages programs across the country. The following shows how SMU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Romance Languages Schools 7
Most Popular Romance Languages Schools 67

Earnings of SMU Romance Languages Graduates

The median salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor's degree at SMU is $43,384. This is 38% higher than $31,343, which is the national average for all romance languages bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

85% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 students earned a bachelor's degree in romance languages from SMU. About 85% of these graduates were women and the other 15% were men.

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About 62% 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 5
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 29
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

SMU also has a doctoral program available in romance languages. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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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