Classical Languages & Literature at Davidson College

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

Davidson is located in Davidson, North Carolina and has a total student population of 1,983. In 2021, 8 classical languages majors received their bachelor's degree from Davidson.

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.

Davidson Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Davidson Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the classical languages progam at Davidson compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The classical languages major at Davidson 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	13
Most Focused Classical Languages & Literature Schools	14
Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools	57

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Davidson

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

Davidson Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Classical Languages & Literature from Davidson in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical classical languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Davidson since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Davidson 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 Davidson College with a bachelor's in classical languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Middle Eastern Semitic 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 NC, the home state for Davidson College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Interpreters and Translators	1,770	$59,310
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	840	$65,540

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 Dacoslett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.