General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 students attend the school each year.

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.

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

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

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

The classical languages major at NYU 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.

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

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 New York University with a bachelor's in classical languages.

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

NYU General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of classical languages master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in classical languages each year. NYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 40% more men than average.

Of the students who received a classical languages master's degree from NYU, 80% were white. This is above 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	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

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
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

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