Classical Languages & Literature at University of Mississippi

What traits are you looking for in a classical languages school? To help you decide if University of Mississippi is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's classical languages program.

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and approximately 21,014 students attend the school each year.

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.

Ole Miss Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Ole Miss Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

The classical languages major at Ole Miss 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.

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of classical languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical classical languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at Ole Miss since its program graduates 25% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Ole Miss are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Mississippi with a bachelor's in classical languages.

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

Concentrations Within Classical Languages & Literature

Classical Languages & Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Mississippi. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics	12

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
• Linguistics & Comparative Literature
• East Asian Languages
• Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)

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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
High School Teachers	8,920	$47,190
Interpreters and Translators	140	$52,110
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	120	$59,690

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.