Classical Languages & Literature at The Graduate Center, CUNY

If you plan to study classical languages and literature, take a look at what The Graduate Center, CUNY has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and approximately 9,300 students attend the school each year.

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.

The Graduate Center Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Classical Languages
• Doctorate Degree in Classical Languages

The Graduate Center Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

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In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in classical languages from The Graduate Center. This makes it the #7 most popular school for classical languages master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in classical languages, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Classical Languages Student Demographics at The Graduate Center

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the classical languages majors at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

The Graduate Center Classical Languages & Literature Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in classical languages from The Graduate Center in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in classical languages each year. The Graduate Center does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a classical languages master's degree from The Graduate Center, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

The Graduate Center also has a doctoral program available in classical languages. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Romance Languages
• Linguistics & Comparative Literature

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 The Graduate Center, CUNY.

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
• Image Credit: By Alex Irklievski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.