Classical Languages & Literature at Dickinson College

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

Dickinson is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and approximately 1,932 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 classical languages majors received their bachelor's degree from Dickinson.

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.

Dickinson Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Dickinson Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the classical languages progam at Dickinson 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 Dickinson 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	11
Most Focused Classical Languages & Literature Schools	12
Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34
Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools	49

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Dickinson

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

Dickinson Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a bachelor's degree in classical languages from Dickinson. About 44% of these graduates were women and the other 56% were men. The typical classical languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Dickinson since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Dickinson 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 Dickinson 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	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Dickinson 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
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Germanic 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 PA, the home state for Dickinson College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
High School Teachers	50,460	$64,830
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,590	$78,240
Interpreters and Translators	750	$50,100

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 JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.