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Romance Languages at Western Washington University

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Romance Languages at Western Washington University

Every romance languages school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the romance languages program at Western Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197. In 2021, 41 romance languages majors received their bachelor's degree from WWU.

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.

WWU Romance Languages Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Romance Languages

WWU Romance Languages Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the romance languages progam at WWU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The romance languages major at WWU 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
Best Value Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools 97
Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools 148

Earnings of WWU Romance Languages Graduates

The median salary of romance languages students who receive their bachelor's degree at WWU is $27,288. 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 WWU

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

WWU Romance Languages Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 students earned a bachelor's degree in romance languages from WWU. About 73% of these graduates were women and the other 27% were men. The typical romance languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% men. So male students are more repesented at WWU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in romance languages at WWU 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 Washington University with a bachelor's in romance languages.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 37
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

WWU 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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers 14,560 $67,550
Interpreters and Translators 880 $48,560
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 670 $67,950

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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