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Romance Languages at Washington and Lee University

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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. Of the 585 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Washington and Lee University in 2021, 16 of them were romance languages majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the romance languages progam at Washington and Lee compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Focused Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools 78
Most Focused Romance Languages Schools 82
Most Popular Romance Languages Schools 278

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

63% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The romance languages program at Washington and Lee awarded 16 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% 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 Washington and Lee since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

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About 69% 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 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Washington and Lee also has a doctoral program available in romance languages. In 2021, 0 student 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 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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