Classical & Ancient Studies at Colby College

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

Colby is located in Waterville, Maine and has a total student population of 2,155. Of the 711 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Colby College in 2021, 8 of them were classical and ancient studies majors.

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.

Colby Classical & Ancient Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classics

Colby Classical & Ancient Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the classics progam at Colby 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 classics major at Colby 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Classical & Ancient Studies Schools	2
	3
Best Classical & Ancient Studies Schools	4
	5
Most Popular Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Popular Classical & Ancient Studies Schools	9
Best Value Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Best Value Classical & Ancient Studies Schools	15

Classics Student Demographics at Colby

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

Colby Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of classics bachelor's degrees went to men and 13% went to women. The typical classics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Colby since its program graduates 51% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classics at Colby are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Colby College with a bachelor's in classics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Human Computer Interaction
• Interdisciplinary Studies
• Science, Technology & Society
• International Studies

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 ME, the home state for Colby College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME

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 Nickline4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.