Classical Languages & Literature at Rice University

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

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 7,643 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in classical languages from Rice.

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.

Rice Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Rice Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The classical languages major at Rice 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 Popular Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	71
Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools	86
Most Focused Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92
Most Focused Classical Languages & Literature Schools	102

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Classical Languages & Literature from Rice in 2020-2021, 80% were men and 20% were women. The typical classical languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Rice since its program graduates 36% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Rice are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rice 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	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rice also has a doctoral program available in classical languages. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• Linguistics & Comparative Literature
• Romance Languages

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 TX, the home state for Rice University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Interpreters and Translators	5,460	$58,650
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,620	$71,920

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 Anatol Stefanowitsch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.