Classical Languages & Literature at Hope College

Every classical languages and literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the classical languages program at Hope College stacks up to those at other schools.

Hope is located in Holland, Michigan and approximately 3,061 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in classical languages from Hope.

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.

Hope Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Hope Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The classical languages major at Hope 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	10
Most Focused Classical Languages & Literature Schools	11
Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools	30
Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools	36
Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
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Classical Languages Student Demographics at Hope

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

Hope Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 classical languages majors earned their bachelor's degree from Hope. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women. The typical classical languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Hope since its program graduates 31% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Hope 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 Hope 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	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• 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 MI, the home state for Hope College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
Interpreters and Translators	870	$41,450
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	450	$75,020

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 Trenner1945 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.