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Classical & Ancient Studies at Boston University

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Classical & Ancient Studies at Boston University

If you are interested in studying classical and ancient studies, you may want to check out the program at Boston University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in classics from Boston U.

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

Boston U Classical & Ancient Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Classics
  • Master’s Degree in Classics

Boston U Classical & Ancient Studies Rankings

The classics major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Classical & Ancient Studies. 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, 1 student received their master’s degree in classics from Boston U. This is the #3 most popular school for classics master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in classics, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Classics Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the classics majors at Boston University.

Boston U Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of classics bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classics at Boston U are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its classics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's in classics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Boston U Classical & Ancient Studies Master’s Program

100% Women
The classics program at Boston U awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in classics.

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

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in classics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Classics Grads May Go Into

A degree in classics 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 Boston University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Historians 40 $69,300

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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