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Romance Languages at Washington and Lee University

Romance Languages at Washington and Lee University

If you plan to study romance languages, take a look at what Washington and Lee University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Washington and Lee is located in Lexington, Virginia and has a total student population of 2,183.

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.

Washington and Lee Romance Languages Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Romance Languages

Washington and Lee Romance Languages Rankings

The romance languages major at Washington and Lee 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 Washington and Lee

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

Washington and Lee Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of romance languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. The typical romance languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Washington and Lee since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in romance languages at Washington and Lee 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 Washington and Lee University with a bachelor's in romance languages.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Romance Languages

Romance Languages majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Washington and Lee University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Spanish Language & Literature 11
French Language & Literature 3
General Romance Languages 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 VA, the home state for Washington and Lee University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
Interpreters and Translators 2,000 $70,770
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 940 $68,850

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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