Classical Languages & Literature at Georgetown University

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

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 19,371 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 14 classical languages majors received their bachelor's degree from Georgetown.

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.

Georgetown Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Georgetown Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks classical languages programs across the country. The following shows how Georgetown performed in these rankings.

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 Georgetown 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 Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools	22

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students earned a bachelor's degree in classical languages from Georgetown. About 57% of these graduates were women and the other 43% were men.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Georgetown 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 Georgetown University with a bachelor's in classical languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• East Asian Languages
• Middle Eastern Semitic 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 DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers	3,850	$65,180
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	750	$72,050
Interpreters and Translators	490	$93,730

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 Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.