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General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics at Washington University in St Louis

Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. In addition, we cover how WUSTL ranks in comparison to other schools with classical languages programs.

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General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Degrees Available at WUSTL

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

WUSTL Classical Languages Rankings

The classical languages major at WUSTL is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics. 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.

Popularity of Classical Languages at WUSTL

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Washington University in St Louis handed out 7 bachelor's degrees in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics. This is a decrease of 36% over the previous year when 11 degrees were handed out.

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in classical languages from WUSTL. This makes it the #19 most popular school for classical languages master’s degree candidates in the country.

WUSTL Classical Languages Students

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the classical languages majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Bachelor’s Program

All of the 7 students who graduated with a Bachelor’s in classical languages from WUSTL in 2021 were women.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Washington University in St Louis with a bachelor's in classical languages.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	1

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

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics from WUSTL in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

The majority of master's degree recipients in this major at WUSTL are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 67% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Washington University in St Louis with a master's in classical languages.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	0

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.