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Classical Languages & Literature at Colby College

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Classical Languages & Literature at Colby College

Every classical languages and literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the classical languages program at Colby College stacks up to those at other schools.

Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and approximately 2,155 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 classical languages majors received their bachelor's degree from Colby.

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.

Colby Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Colby Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The classical languages major at Colby 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
Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 3
Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools 4
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Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools 45
Most Focused Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 54
Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools 112

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Colby

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

Colby Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 classical languages majors earned their bachelor's degree from Colby. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women. The typical classical languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Colby since its program graduates 56% more men than average.

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About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Colby are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Colby College with a bachelor's in classical languages.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 ME, the home state for Colby College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
High School Teachers 5,790 $54,240
Interpreters and Translators 140 $63,210
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 130 $70,040

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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