Classical Languages & Literature at San Francisco State University

If you plan to study classical languages and literature, take a look at what San Francisco State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and has a total student population of 27,349. Of the 6,627 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University in 2021, 8 of them were classical languages and literature majors.

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.

SFSU Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

SFSU Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks classical languages programs across the country. The following shows how SFSU performed in these rankings.

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 SFSU 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
	31
Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74
Most Focused Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in classical languages from SFSU. This is the #51 most popular school for classical languages master’s degree candidates in the country.

Classical Languages Student Demographics at SFSU

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

SFSU Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a bachelor's degree in classical languages from SFSU. About 63% of these graduates were women and the other 38% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 San Francisco State University with a bachelor's in classical languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SFSU 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
• East Asian Languages
• 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 CA, the home state for San Francisco State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Interpreters and Translators	9,310	$58,180
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	2,700	$114,690

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 Briantrejo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.