Classical & Ancient Studies at New York University

If you plan to study classical and ancient studies, 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.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Classical & Ancient Studies section at the bottom of this page.

NYU Classical & Ancient Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Classics
• Doctorate Degree in Classics

NYU Classical & Ancient Studies Rankings

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There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in classics, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Classics Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Classical & Ancient Studies Master’s Program

Of the 4 classics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NYU, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

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

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

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• Biological & Physical Science
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Careers That Classics Grads May Go Into

A degree in classics 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
Historians	400	$32,640

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.