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Romance Languages at Western Carolina University

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Romance Languages at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243. In 2021, 21 romance languages majors received their bachelor's degree from WCU.

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.

WCU Romance Languages Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Romance Languages

WCU Romance Languages Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The romance languages major at WCU 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 Popular Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools 163
Most Focused Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools 292

Romance Languages Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 21 romance languages students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WCU, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in romance languages at WCU 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 Western Carolina 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 5
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

WCU 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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers 25,240 $47,580
Interpreters and Translators 1,770 $59,310
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 840 $65,540

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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