Classical Languages & Literature at The University of Texas at Austin

Every classical languages & 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 The University of Texas at Austin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 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.

UT Austin Classical Languages & Literature Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Classical Languages & Literature Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in classical languages, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Classical Languages Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Classical Languages & Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of classical languages master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in classical languages each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 59% more men than average.

Of the students who received a classical languages master's degree from UT Austin, 67% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Classical Languages & Literature

If you plan to be a classical languages major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Texas at Austin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics	3

Related Majors

• East Asian Languages
• Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
• Germanic 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Interpreters and Translators	5,460	$58,650
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,620	$71,920

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.