Classical Languages & Literature at Monmouth College

If you plan to study classical languages and literature, take a look at what Monmouth College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Monmouth is located in Monmouth, Illinois and approximately 860 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 classical languages majors received their bachelor's degree from Monmouth.

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.

Monmouth Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Monmouth Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks classical languages programs across the country. The following shows how Monmouth 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 Monmouth 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	6
Most Focused Classical Languages & Literature Schools	9
Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	99
Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools	112

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Monmouth

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

Monmouth Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of classical languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical classical languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Monmouth since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Monmouth are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Monmouth College with a bachelor's in classical languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Monmouth 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

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 IL, the home state for Monmouth College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Interpreters and Translators	1,970	$46,320
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	870	$70,480

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 Jdrankin57 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.