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Romance Languages at Western Kentucky University

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Romance Languages at Western Kentucky University

If you plan to study romance languages, 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. In 2021, 29 romance languages majors received their bachelor's degree from WKU.

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.

WKU Romance Languages Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Romance Languages

WKU Romance Languages Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the romance languages progam at WKU 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 WKU 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
198
Most Focused Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools 300

Earnings of WKU Romance Languages Graduates

The median salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor's degree at WKU is $25,281. This is less than $31,343, which is the national average of all romance languages majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Romance Languages Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

76% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 29 romance languages students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WKU, about 24% were men and 76% were women.

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About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in romance languages 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 romance languages.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WKU 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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers 12,250 $56,200
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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