We've pulled together some essential information you should know about the program, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more. In addition, we cover how Harvard ranks in comparison to other schools with classical languages programs.
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The classical languages major at Harvard 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.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Harvard University handed out 10 bachelor's degrees in classical languages & literature. This is a decrease of 29% over the previous year when 14 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 1 students received their master’s degree in classical languages from Harvard. This makes it the #41 most popular school for classical languages master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 2 students received their doctoral degrees in classical languages in 2021, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the classical languages majors at Harvard University.
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of classical languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a bachelor's in classical languages.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 3 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 1 |
Other Races | 1 |
All of the 1 students who graduated with a Master’s in classical languages from Harvard in 2021 were men.
The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at Harvard are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 100% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a master's in classical languages.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 1 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 47 |
Romance Languages | 25 |
Germanic Languages | 7 |
Celtic Language & Literature | 3 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 1 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.