The Classical Languages Major at Macalester College

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General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics at Macalester College

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics 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 Macalester College stacks up to those at other schools.

Macalester is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and has a total student population of 2,049.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics section at the bottom of this page.

Macalester General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Macalester General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Rankings

The classical languages major at Macalester is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics. 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.

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 General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of classical languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its classical languages bachelor's program than the national average.*

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	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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
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
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