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Chinese Language & Literature at Western Kentucky University

Chinese Language & Literature at Western Kentucky University

If you plan to study chinese language & literature, take a look at what Western Kentucky University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517.

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

WKU Chinese Language & Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chinese Language

WKU Chinese Language & Literature Rankings

The chinese language major at WKU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chinese 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.

Chinese Language Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Chinese Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of chinese language bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical chinese language bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at WKU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in chinese language at WKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in chinese language.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Chinese Language Grads May Go Into

A degree in chinese 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Interpreters and Translators 650 $49,690
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 210 $67,020

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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