Classical Languages & Literature at Reed College

If you are interested in studying classical languages and literature, you may want to check out the program at Reed College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Reed is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 1,385. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in classical languages from Reed.

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.

Reed Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Reed Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the classical languages progam at Reed compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The classical languages major at Reed 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	26
Most Focused Classical Languages & Literature Schools	27
Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	130
Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools	137

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Reed

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

Reed Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Classical Languages & Literature from Reed in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical classical languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Reed since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Reed are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Reed College with a bachelor's in classical languages.

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

Reed 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
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian 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 OR, the home state for Reed College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
Interpreters and Translators	1,210	$50,090
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	470	$72,020

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.