Classical & Ancient Studies at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 6 classics majors received their bachelor's degree from KU.

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.

KU Classical & Ancient Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classics

KU Classical & Ancient Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks classics programs across the country. The following shows how KU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The classics major at KU 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
	11
Best Classical & Ancient Studies Schools	18

Classics Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Classical & Ancient Studies from KU in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical classics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 30% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classics at KU are white. This is above 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in classics.

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

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

Related Majors

• Biological & Physical Science
• Gerontology
• Data Science
• Multicultural & Diversity Studies
• Museum Studies

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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.