The Classical Languages Major at Yale University

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General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics at Yale University

Every general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics 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.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics section at the bottom of this page.

Yale General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Degrees Available

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

Yale General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Rankings

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 General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Program

67% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of classical languages master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a classical languages master's degree from Yale, 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 Yale University with a master's in classical languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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
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
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