Classical Languages & Literature at Eckerd College

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

Eckerd is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida and approximately 1,822 students attend the school each year. Of the 541 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Eckerd College in 2021, 3 of them were classical languages and literature majors.

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.

Eckerd Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Eckerd Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the classical languages progam at Eckerd 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 Eckerd 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	55
Most Focused Classical Languages & Literature Schools	58
Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools	137

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Eckerd

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

Eckerd Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in classical languages from Eckerd in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Eckerd 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 Eckerd 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	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 FL, the home state for Eckerd College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
Interpreters and Translators	3,720	$49,300
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	530	$86,580

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 User:DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.