Classical Languages & Literature at University of Puget Sound

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 Puget Sound stacks up to those at other schools.

Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,130. In 2021, 6 classical languages majors received their bachelor's degree from Puget Sound.

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.

Puget Sound Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Puget Sound Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks classical languages programs across the country. The following shows how Puget Sound 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 classical languages major at Puget Sound 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
	32
Most Focused Classical Languages & Literature Schools	32
Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools	76

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Puget Sound

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

Puget Sound Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in classical languages from Puget Sound. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical classical languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Puget Sound since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Puget Sound are white. This is below 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 Puget Sound with a bachelor's in classical languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Puget Sound also has a doctoral program available in classical languages. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• East Asian Languages
• Germanic 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 WA, the home state for University of Puget Sound.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
Interpreters and Translators	880	$48,560
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	670	$67,950

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.