Classical & Ancient Studies at Washington University in St Louis

If you plan to study classical and ancient studies, take a look at what Washington University in St Louis has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 15,449. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in classics from WUSTL.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Classical & Ancient Studies section at the bottom of this page.

WUSTL Classical & Ancient Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classics

WUSTL Classical & Ancient Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the classics progam at WUSTL compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The classics major at WUSTL is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Classical & Ancient Studies. 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 Popular Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	20
Most Focused Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	34

Classics Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the classics majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Program

The classics program at WUSTL awarded 4 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. The typical classics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at WUSTL since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classics at WUSTL are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its classics bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in classics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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• Economics and Computer Science
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• Sustainability Science
• Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
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Careers That Classics Grads May Go Into

A degree in classics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Historians	80	$49,740

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 Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.