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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in classical languages from UC Berkeley.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks classical languages programs across the country. The following shows how UC Berkeley performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in classical languages from UC Berkeley. This makes it the #22 most popular school for classical languages master’s degree candidates in the country.

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, 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 44% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Berkeley since its program graduates 40% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in classical languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UC Berkeley Classical Languages & Literature Master’s Program

The classical languages program at UC Berkeley awarded 3 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 67% of these degrees went to men with the other 33% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in classical languages each year. UC Berkeley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a classical languages master's degree from UC Berkeley, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UC Berkeley also has a doctoral program available in classical languages. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.