Classical Languages & Literature at William & Mary

If you are interested in studying classical languages and literature, you may want to check out the program at William & Mary. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 8,939. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in classical languages from William & Mary.

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.

William & Mary Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

William & Mary Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks classical languages programs across the country. The following shows how William & Mary performed in these rankings.

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 William & Mary 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
	3
Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22

Classical Languages Student Demographics at William & Mary

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the classical languages majors at William & Mary.

William & Mary Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of classical languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at William & Mary 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 William & Mary with a bachelor's in classical languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

William & Mary 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
• Germanic Languages
• Linguistics & Comparative Literature
• 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 VA, the home state for William & Mary.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
Interpreters and Translators	2,000	$70,770
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	940	$68,850

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 Jrcla2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.