Classical Languages & Literature at Columbia University in the City of New York

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying classical languages & literature, you may want to check out the program at Columbia University in the City of New York. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135.

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.

Columbia Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages
Master’s Degree in Classical Languages

Columbia Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

The classical languages major at Columbia 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in classical languages, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the classical languages majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of classical languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical classical languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Columbia are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in classical languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Columbia Classical Languages & Literature Master’s Program

78% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of classical languages master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

In the classical languages master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in classical languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Classical Languages & Literature

If you plan to be a classical languages major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia University in the City of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics	44

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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	3,130	$87,670

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
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