Classical Languages & Literature at Macalester College

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

Macalester is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 2,049. Of the 585 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Macalester College in 2021, 5 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.

Macalester Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Macalester Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks classical languages programs across the country. The following shows how Macalester 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 Macalester 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools	86

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Macalester

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

Macalester Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in classical languages from Macalester. About 40% of these graduates were women and the other 60% were men. The typical classical languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Macalester since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Macalester 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 Macalester 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	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Macalester 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
• Germanic Languages
• Romance Languages
• Linguistics & Comparative Literature
• East Asian 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 MN, the home state for Macalester College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Interpreters and Translators	1,440	$52,730
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	650	$70,130

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 Appraiser under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.