Classical & Ancient Studies at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

What traits are you looking for in a classics school? To help you decide if University of Maryland - Baltimore County is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's classics program.

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 13,497. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in classics from UMBC.

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.

UMBC Classical & Ancient Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classics

UMBC Classical & Ancient Studies Rankings

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

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 classics major at UMBC 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
Best Value Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
	14
Best Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Best Classical & Ancient Studies Schools	20

Classics Student Demographics at UMBC

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

UMBC Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Program

The classics program at UMBC awarded 8 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classics at UMBC 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 Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in classics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Gerontology
• Multicultural & Diversity Studies
• Geography and Environmental Studies
• International Studies
• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Historians	110	$76,300

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 Tim Menzies under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.