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Romance Languages at University of Kansas

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Romance Languages at University of Kansas

What traits are you looking for in a romance languages school? To help you decide if University of Kansas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's romance languages program.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students received a bachelor's degree in romance languages from KU.

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.

KU Romance Languages Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Romance Languages
  • Master’s Degree in Romance Languages
  • Doctorate Degree in Romance Languages

KU Romance Languages Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks romance languages programs across the country. The following shows how KU 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 KU 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
Most Popular Romance Languages Schools 67

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in romance languages from KU. This makes it the #116 most popular school for romance languages master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in romance languages, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of KU Romance Languages Graduates

The median salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor's degree at KU is $18,262. This is less than $31,343, which is the national average of all romance languages majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Romance Languages Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The romance languages program at KU awarded 41 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women. The typical romance languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% men. So male students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in romance languages at KU 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 University of Kansas with a bachelor's in romance languages.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 28
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

KU Romance Languages Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in romance languages from KU. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in romance languages each year. KU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 76% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a romance languages master's degree from KU, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

KU also has a doctoral program available in romance languages. In 2021, 4 students 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
High School Teachers 11,660 $51,490
Interpreters and Translators 420 $40,190
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 150 $72,070

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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