Spanish Language & Literature at Western Carolina University

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Spanish Language & Literature section at the bottom of this page.

WCU Spanish Language & Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish Language

WCU Spanish Language & Literature Rankings

The spanish language major at WCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Spanish Language & Literature. 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.

Spanish Language Student Demographics at WCU

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

WCU Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of spanish language bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical spanish language bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% men. So male students are more repesented at WCU since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in spanish language 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 spanish language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Spanish Language Grads May Go Into

A degree in spanish language 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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