Spanish Language & Literature at University of Illinois at Chicago

Every spanish 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 spanish language program at University of Illinois at Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518.

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

UIC Spanish Language & Literature Degrees Available

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

UIC Spanish Language & Literature Rankings

The spanish language major at UIC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Spanish 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in spanish language, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Spanish Language Student Demographics at UIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the spanish language majors at University of Illinois at Chicago.

UIC Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of spanish language bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its spanish language bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in spanish language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UIC Spanish Language & Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of spanish language master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a master's in spanish language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• French Language & Literature

Careers That Spanish Language Grads May Go Into

A degree in spanish 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 University of Illinois at Chicago.

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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.