Classical Languages & Literature at College of the Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,970. Of the 877 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from College of the Holy Cross in 2021, 15 of them were classical languages and literature majors.

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.

Holy Cross Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Holy Cross Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the classical languages progam at Holy Cross 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 classical languages major at Holy Cross 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
Most Focused Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	18
Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools	18
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Classical Languages Student Demographics at Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of classical languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical classical languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Holy Cross since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Holy Cross are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of the Holy Cross with a bachelor's in classical languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• East Asian Languages
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Germanic Languages
• Romance Languages

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 College of the Holy Cross.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
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 George Rypysc III under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.