Classical Languages & Literature at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and approximately 22,603 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northwestern Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Northwestern Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

The classical languages major at Northwestern 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.

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of classical languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Northwestern are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Northwestern 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	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Classical Languages & Literature

If you plan to be a classical languages major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics	10

Related Majors

• East Asian Languages
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Germanic Languages
• Romance 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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.