Classical Languages & Literature at Amherst College

If you plan to study classical languages and literature, take a look at what Amherst College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 1,745 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 classical languages majors received their bachelor's degree from Amherst.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Classical Languages & Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Amherst Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Amherst Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The classical languages major at Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Classical Languages & Literature. 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
Most Focused Classical Languages & Literature Schools	33
Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools	112

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Amherst

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the classical languages majors at Amherst College.

Amherst Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in classical languages from Amherst. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical classical languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Amherst since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its classical languages bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Amherst College with a bachelor's in classical languages.

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

Amherst also has a doctoral program available in classical languages. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Romance Languages

Careers That Classical Languages Grads May Go Into

A degree in classical 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 MA, the home state for Amherst College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,580	$84,890

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.