The Classical Languages Major at University of Puget Sound

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General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics at University of Puget Sound

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics, take a look at what University of Puget Sound has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 2,130 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics section at the bottom of this page.

Puget Sound General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

Puget Sound General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Rankings

The classical languages major at Puget Sound is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics. 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 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 General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

83% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of classical languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Puget Sound 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 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	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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
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
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