Classical Languages & Literature at Union College New York

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

Union College is located in Schenectady, New York and approximately 2,047 students attend the school each year.

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.

Union College Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Union College Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

The classical languages major at Union College 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.

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Union College

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

Union College Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of classical languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical classical languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at Union College since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Union College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 5% 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 Union College New York with a bachelor's in classical languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Classical Languages & Literature

The following classical languages concentations are available at Union College New York. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Union College New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics	3

Related Majors

• 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 NY, the home state for Union College New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	3,130	$87,670

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 Case under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.