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Romance Languages at Western Michigan University

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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. In 2021, 31 romance languages majors received their bachelor's degree from WMU.

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.

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in romance languages from WMU. This makes it the #65 most popular school for romance languages master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Romance Languages Graduates from WMU Make?

The median salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor's degree at WMU is $27,099. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $31,343 for all romance languages students.

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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

77% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 23% of romance languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

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About 77% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 24
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WMU Romance Languages Master’s Program

100% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 romance languages majors earned their master's degree from WMU. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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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.

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

WMU 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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