Classical & Ancient Studies at University of California - Berkeley

If you plan to study classical & ancient studies, take a look at what University of California - Berkeley has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Classical & Ancient Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UC Berkeley Classical & Ancient Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classics
• Master’s Degree in Classics

UC Berkeley Classical & Ancient Studies Rankings

The classics major at UC Berkeley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Classical & Ancient Studies. 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.

Classics Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of classics bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities in its classics 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 classics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UC Berkeley Classical & Ancient Studies Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a classics 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 classics.

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

Concentrations Within Classical & Ancient Studies

Classical & Ancient Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Berkeley. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Archaeology & Classical Studies	13

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Careers That Classics Grads May Go Into

A degree in classics 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
Historians	250	$88,770

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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