Classical Languages & Literature at Yale University

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 Yale University stacks up to those at other schools.

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 12,060 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in classical languages from Yale.

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.

Yale Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Languages
• Master’s Degree in Classical Languages
• Doctorate Degree in Classical Languages

Yale Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

The classical languages major at Yale 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.

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in classical languages from Yale. This makes it the #15 most popular school for classical languages master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in classical languages, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Classical Languages Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 classical languages students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Yale, about 100% were men and 0% were women. The typical classical languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Yale since its program graduates 56% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in classical languages at Yale are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 Yale University with a bachelor's in classical languages.

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

Yale Classical Languages & Literature Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in classical languages from Yale in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

In the classical languages master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 31% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Yale University with a master's in classical languages.

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

Yale also has a doctoral program available in classical languages. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Romance Languages
• Linguistics & Comparative Literature

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 CT, the home state for Yale University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Interpreters and Translators	430	$47,560

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 Jdbrandt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.