Classical & Ancient Studies at Fordham University

What traits are you looking for in a classics school? To help you decide if Fordham University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's classics program.

Fordham U is located in Bronx, New York and approximately 16,364 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in classics from Fordham U.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Classical & Ancient Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Fordham U Classical & Ancient Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classics

Fordham U Classical & Ancient Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks classics programs across the country. The following shows how Fordham U performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The classics major at Fordham U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Classical & Ancient Studies. 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
Best Classical & Ancient Studies Schools	26
Best Value Classical & Ancient Studies Schools	27

Classics Student Demographics at Fordham U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the classics majors at Fordham University.

Fordham U Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a bachelor's degree in classics from Fordham U. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% more racial-ethnic minorities in its classics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Fordham University with a bachelor's in classics.

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

Fordham U also has a doctoral program available in classics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Medieval Studies
• Dispute Resolution
• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Biological & Physical Science

Careers That Classics Grads May Go Into

A degree in classics 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 Fordham University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Historians	400	$32,640

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 Chriscobar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.