Classical Languages & Literature at St Olaf College

Every classical languages and literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the classical languages program at St Olaf College stacks up to those at other schools.

St. Olaf is located in Northfield, Minnesota and approximately 2,953 students attend the school each year. Of the 942 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from St Olaf College in 2021, 6 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.

St. Olaf Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

St. Olaf Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The classical languages major at St. Olaf 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	48
Most Focused Classical Languages & Literature Schools	50
Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools	72
Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools	96
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Classical Languages Student Demographics at St. Olaf

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

St. Olaf Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in classical languages from St. Olaf. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at St. Olaf 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 St Olaf 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	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Germanic Languages
• 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 MN, the home state for St Olaf College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
High School Teachers	20,940	$64,610
Interpreters and Translators	1,440	$52,730
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	650	$70,130

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 Daniel Edwins a.k.a. Webmoof of English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.