The Classical Languages Major at Cornell University

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General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics at Cornell University

55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics, you may want to check out the program at Cornell University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics section at the bottom of this page.

Cornell General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Degrees Available

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

Cornell General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Rankings

The classical languages major at Cornell is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics. 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in classical languages, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Cornell

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the classical languages majors at Cornell University.

Cornell General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

55% 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 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in classical languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Cornell General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Program

57% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of classical languages master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in classical languages each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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

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

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 Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
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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