With more than 38 million speakers in the United States today, Spanish is America’s second most popular language by a wide margin. Fluency in Spanish, and familiarity with Spanish-speaking cultures, will enhance your career prospects and expand your options. Spanish graduates can pursue work as interpreters or translators. Some find their calling in education, or use their expertise to offer consulting to companies, organizations, and governments. Others find public-facing roles where their language fluency enables them to work with Spanish-speaking populations. Oglethorpe’s Spanish program is excellent preparation for additional academic work. Many Spanish students go on to pursue graduate studies, especially in fields such as comparative literature, cultural studies, linguistics, Spanish language and literature, or International Relations.