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Modern Languages at Wayne State University

Modern Languages at Wayne State University

What traits are you looking for in a modern languages school? To help you decide if Wayne State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's modern languages program.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Modern Languages section at the bottom of this page.

Wayne State Modern Languages Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Modern Languages
  • Master’s Degree in Modern Languages

Wayne State Modern Languages Rankings

The modern languages major at Wayne State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Modern 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in modern languages, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Modern Languages Student Demographics at Wayne State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the modern languages majors at Wayne State University.

Wayne State Modern Languages Bachelor’s Program

78% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of modern languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its modern languages bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Wayne State University with a bachelor's in modern languages.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Wayne State Modern Languages Master’s Program

50% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of modern languages master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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Of the students who received a modern languages master's degree from Wayne State, 100% 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 Wayne State University with a master's in modern languages.

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

Careers That Modern Languages Grads May Go Into

A degree in modern 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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers 24,130 $62,950
Interpreters and Translators 870 $41,450
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 450 $75,020

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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