French Language & Literature at University of Kansas

If you plan to study french language & literature, take a look at what University of Kansas has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 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.

KU French Language & Literature Degrees Available

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

KU French Language & Literature Rankings

The french language major at KU 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in french language, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

French Language Student Demographics at KU

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

KU French Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of french language bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. The typical french language bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 33% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in french language 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 french language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

KU French Language & Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of french language master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in french language each year. KU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 41% more men than average.

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.