Classical Languages & Literature at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and approximately 11,741 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.

University of Rochester Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

University of Rochester Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

The classical languages major at University of Rochester 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 University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of classical languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% 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 University of Rochester since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at University of Rochester are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Rochester with a bachelor's in classical languages.

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

Concentrations Within Classical Languages & Literature

The following classical languages concentations are available at University of Rochester. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Rochester. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics	6

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• East Asian Languages
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• American Sign Language
• 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 NY, the home state for University of Rochester.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	3,130	$87,670

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 Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.