Spanish Education at Western Carolina University

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243. Of the 184 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western Carolina University in 2,021, 1 of them were Spanish education majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Spanish Education section at the bottom of this page.

WCU Spanish Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Spanish Teacher Education

WCU Spanish Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the Spanish teacher education progam at WCU 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 Spanish teacher education major at WCU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Spanish Education. 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 Spanish Education Schools	6
Most Popular Spanish Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
	66
Best Spanish Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	69
	78
Best Spanish Education Schools	80

Spanish Teacher Education Student Demographics at WCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the Spanish teacher education majors at Western Carolina University.

WCU Spanish Education Bachelor’s Program

The Spanish teacher education program at WCU awarded 1 bachelor's degree in 2020-2021.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in Spanish teacher education.

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

WCU also has a doctoral program available in Spanish teacher education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Mathematics Education
• Art Education
• Social Studies Education
• Science Education
• English & Language Arts Education

Careers That Spanish Teacher Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in Spanish teacher education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Middle School Teachers	18,640	$47,050
Education Professors	2,500	$66,990
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	840	$65,540

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.