by our College Data Analytics TeamClassical Languages & Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at University of California - Berkeley. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in classical languages, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at UC Berkeley was ranked #61 on College Factual's Best Schools for classical languages list. It is also ranked #3 in California.
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The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $2,870 | $2,870 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,091 | $1,091 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $20,530 | $20,530 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $5,595 | $5,595 |
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Online degrees for the UC Berkeley classical languages bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Berkeley Online Learning page.
About 66.7% of the students who received their BA in classical languages in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 58.6%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the classical languages bachelor’s degrees at UC Berkeley in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Classical Languages & Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics | 2 |
| Latin Language & Literature | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to classical languages and literature.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 81 |
| East Asian Languages | 22 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 7 |
| Germanic Languages | 18 |
| Romance Languages | 80 |
*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.
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