General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics at Brandeis University

What traits are you looking for in a classical languages school? To help you decide if Brandeis University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's classical languages program.

Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and approximately 5,440 students attend the school each year.

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

Brandeis General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages
• Master’s Degree in Classical Languages

Brandeis General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Rankings

The classical languages major at Brandeis is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics. 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.

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Brandeis

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

Brandeis General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of classical languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical classical languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Brandeis since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Brandeis University with a bachelor's in classical languages.

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

Brandeis General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of classical languages master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a classical languages master's degree from Brandeis, 90% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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 Brandeis University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
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 Mike Lovett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.