Romance Languages at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee stacks up to those at other schools.

UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 24,565 students attend the school each year.

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.

UWM Romance Languages Degrees Available

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

UWM Romance Languages Rankings

The romance languages major at UWM 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.

Romance Languages Student Demographics at UWM

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

UWM Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

83% Women

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of romance languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in romance languages at UWM 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a bachelor's in romance languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UWM Romance Languages Master’s Program

67% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of romance languages master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in romance languages each year. UWM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a romance languages master's degree from UWM, 67% 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 Wisconsin - Milwaukee with a master's in romance languages.

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

Concentrations Within Romance Languages

Romance Languages majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Spanish Language & Literature	14
Italian Language & Literature	4
French Language & Literature	2

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers	20,070	$58,360
Interpreters and Translators	1,070	$50,750
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	440	$73,400

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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