The Classical Languages Major at The University of Texas at Austin

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General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics at The University of Texas at Austin

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a classical languages school? To help you decide if The University of Texas at Austin is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's classical languages program.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

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.

UT Austin General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages
Master’s Degree in Classical Languages

UT Austin General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Rankings

The classical languages major at UT Austin 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in classical languages, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Classical Languages Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

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

57% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of classical languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% 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 UT Austin since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at UT Austin are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 The University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor's in classical languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UT Austin General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of classical languages master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in classical languages each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 60% more men than average.

Of the students who received a classical languages master's degree from UT Austin, 67% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in classical languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
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
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