Classical Languages & Literature at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 8 classical languages majors received their bachelor's degree from NYU.

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.

NYU Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages
• Master’s Degree in Classical Languages
• Doctorate Degree in Classical Languages

NYU Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

The classical languages major at NYU 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.

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in classical languages from NYU. This makes it the #5 most popular school for classical languages master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in classical languages, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Classical Languages Student Demographics at NYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the classical languages majors at New York University.

NYU Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Classical Languages & Literature from NYU in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 63% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at NYU are white. This is below average 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 New York University with a bachelor's in classical languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

NYU Classical Languages & Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 classical languages majors earned their master's degree from NYU. Of these graduates, 56% were men and 44% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in classical languages each year. NYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a classical languages master's degree from NYU, 67% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York University with a master's in classical languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NYU also has a doctoral program available in classical languages. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• East Asian Languages
• Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)
• Germanic Languages
• Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
• Linguistics & Comparative Literature

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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	3,130	$87,670

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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.