Classical Languages & Literature at University of California - Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327.

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.

UC Berkeley Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

The classical languages major at UC Berkeley 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in classical languages, making the school the #31 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Classical Languages Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

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 41% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Berkeley since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at UC Berkeley 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in classical languages.

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

UC Berkeley Classical Languages & Literature 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.

In the classical languages master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Classical Languages & Literature

If you plan to be a classical languages major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Berkeley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics	8
Latin Language & Literature	1

Related Majors

• Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)
• Germanic Languages
• East Asian 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Interpreters and Translators	9,310	$58,180
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	2,700	$114,690

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 LAgirl5252 under License

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