Romance Languages at Western Michigan University

If you are interested in studying romance languages, you may want to check out the program at Western Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and has a total student population of 19,887.

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.

WMU Romance Languages Degrees Available

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

WMU Romance Languages Rankings

The romance languages major at WMU 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in romance languages, making the school the #68 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Romance Languages Student Demographics at WMU

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

WMU Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of romance languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in romance languages at WMU 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 Michigan University with a bachelor's in romance languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WMU Romance Languages Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of romance languages master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Michigan University with a master's in romance languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Romance Languages

The following romance languages concentations are available at Western Michigan University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Michigan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Spanish Language & Literature	32
French Language & Literature	4

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• East Asian Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature

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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.