Classical & Ancient Studies at University of California - Berkeley

If you are interested in studying classical and ancient studies, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Berkeley. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 13 classics majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley.

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

UC Berkeley Classical & Ancient Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks classics 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Classical & Ancient Studies Master’s Degree Schools	7

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in classics from UC Berkeley. This is the #7 most popular school for classics master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

The classics program at UC Berkeley awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 46% of these degrees went to men with the other 54% going to women. The typical classics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Berkeley since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

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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

More about our data sources and methodologies.