Classical Languages & Literature at Luther College

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

Luther is located in Decorah, Iowa and approximately 1,802 students attend the school each year. Of the 460 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Luther College in 2021, 2 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.

Luther Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Luther Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

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

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 Luther 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	64
Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92
Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools	105

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Luther

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

Luther Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 2 classical languages students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Luther, about 100% were men and 0% were women. The typical classical languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Luther since its program graduates 56% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Luther 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 Luther 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	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Luther 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
• Germanic 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 IA, the home state for Luther College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
High School Teachers	13,010	$56,510
Interpreters and Translators	630	$37,840
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	310	$76,110

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 Prizm under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.