Classical Languages & Literature at Smith College

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

Smith is located in Northampton, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,504. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in classical languages from Smith.

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.

Smith Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Smith Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the classical languages progam at Smith 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 Smith 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	40
Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools	66
Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Smith

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

Smith Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Classical Languages & Literature from Smith in 2020-2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Smith 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 Smith 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	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Smith 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
• East Asian 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 MA, the home state for Smith College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,580	$84,890

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 Redjar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.