Classical Languages & Literature at University of Chicago

Every classical languages and literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the classical languages program at University of Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 17,834. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in classical languages from UChicago.

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.

UChicago Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

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

UChicago Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the classical languages progam at UChicago compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The classical languages major at UChicago 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 Focused Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111

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

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in classical languages, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Classical Languages Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in classical languages from UChicago in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical classical languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at UChicago since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 Chicago with a bachelor's in classical languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UChicago Classical Languages & Literature Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in classical languages from UChicago. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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

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

UChicago also has a doctoral program available in classical languages. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• South Asian Languages
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian 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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
Interpreters and Translators	1,970	$46,320
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	870	$70,480

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 Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.