Classical & Ancient Studies at Colgate University

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

Colgate is located in Hamilton, New York and approximately 3,054 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 classics majors received their bachelor's degree from Colgate.

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.

Colgate Classical & Ancient Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classics

Colgate Classical & Ancient Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the classics progam at Colgate compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The classics major at Colgate 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	10
Most Focused Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Most Popular Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Most Popular Classical & Ancient Studies Schools	22

Classics Student Demographics at Colgate

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

Colgate Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in classics from Colgate in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical classics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Colgate since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classics at Colgate are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Computer Science
• Natural Sciences
• Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution

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 NY, the home state for Colgate University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Historians	400	$32,640

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 Balon Greyjoy under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.