Classical Languages & Literature at Brown University

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

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 9,948 students attend the school each year.

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.

Brown Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Brown Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

The classical languages major at Brown 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.

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of classical languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical classical languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at Brown since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Brown are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 Brown University with a bachelor's in classical languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Classical Languages & Literature

Classical Languages & Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Brown University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics	16

Related Majors

• Romance Languages
• Linguistics & Comparative Literature

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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers	4,410	$71,440
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	150	$85,670
Interpreters and Translators	110	$50,380

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 Ad Meskens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.