Classical Languages & Literature at University of South Carolina - Columbia

If you are interested in studying classical languages and literature, you may want to check out the program at University of South Carolina - Columbia. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 35,470. Of the 7,272 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of South Carolina - Columbia in 2021, 2 of them were classical languages and literature majors.

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.

UofSC Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages

UofSC Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the classical languages progam at UofSC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 classical languages major at UofSC 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
Most Focused Classical Languages & Literature Schools	211

Classical Languages Student Demographics at UofSC

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

UofSC Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

The classical languages program at UofSC awarded 2 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 100% of these degrees went to men with the other 0% going to women. The typical classical languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at UofSC since its program graduates 56% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at UofSC 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 South Carolina - Columbia with a bachelor's in classical languages.

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

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

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Linguistics & Comparative Literature
• 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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
High School Teachers	15,310	$54,400
Interpreters and Translators	460	$44,950
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	130	$68,850

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 Idibri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.