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

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

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and approximately 12,219 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.

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

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

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

The classical languages major at Tufts 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 Tufts

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of classical languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% 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 Tufts since its program graduates 43% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Tufts are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Tufts University with a bachelor's in classical languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of classical languages master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Related Majors

• Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature
• Latin Language & Literature

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 Tufts University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
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 Magicpiano under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.