The Classical Languages Major at Temple University

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General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics at Temple University

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics 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 Temple University stacks up to those at other schools.

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 37,236 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics section at the bottom of this page.

Temple General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Temple General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Rankings

The classical languages major at Temple is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics. 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.

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

33% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of classical languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical classical languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Temple since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 Temple University with a bachelor's in classical languages.

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

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 PA, the home state for Temple University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,590	$78,240
Interpreters and Translators	750	$50,100

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
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