Spanish Language & Literature at University of Massachusetts Amherst

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying spanish language & literature, you may want to check out the program at University of Massachusetts Amherst. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642.

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.

UMass Amherst Spanish Language & Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish Language

UMass Amherst Spanish Language & Literature Rankings

The spanish language major at UMass Amherst 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.

Spanish Language Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of spanish language bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical spanish language bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% men. So male students are more repesented at UMass Amherst since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in spanish language at UMass Amherst 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in spanish language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,580	$84,890

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
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