Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature
Add ComparisonIn 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature degree recipients are Notre Dame, IN, Lynchburg, VA, and Newark, DE. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature degree recipients are Crawfordsville, IN, Ashland, VA, and Notre Dame, IN. The most common degree awarded to students studying Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature and the types of students that study this field. University of Notre Dame awards the most degrees in Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature in the US, having also the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature, followed by Liberty University.
Tuition costs for Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature majors are, on average, $10,622 for in-state public colleges, and $58,100 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (41 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (31 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (31 completions in 2024).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
University of Notre Dame has the most Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature degree recipients, with 9 degrees awarded in 2024.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature.
Out of all institutions that offer Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, University of Notre Dame has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature, with 0.191%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Language & Linguistics graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Language & Linguistics majors is $92,603 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Postsecondary teachers, and Secondary school teachers.
The industry that employs the most Language & Linguistics majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Support activities for mining.
The average salary for Language & Linguistics majors is $92,603 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Postsecondary teachers, and Secondary school teachers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Language & Linguistics majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Language & Linguistics majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Language & Linguistics majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations for Language & Linguistics majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & middle school teachers, Postsecondary teachers, and Secondary school teachers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Language & Linguistics majors working as Miscellaneous media & communication workers, Librarians, and Postsecondary teachers.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Language & Linguistics majors are Petroleum, mining & geological engineers, including mining safety engineers, Surgeons, and Molders, shapers, & casters, except metal & plastic.
The number of Language & Linguistics graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1.39%, from 522,137 in 2023 to 529,395 in 2024.
The largest single share of Language & Linguistics graduates go on to work as Elementary & middle school teachers (6.69%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Language & Linguistics by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Language & Linguistics majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals.
The highest paying industries of Language & Linguistics majors, by average wage, are Support activities for mining, Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, and Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing.
The number of Language & Linguistics graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1.39%, from 522,137 in 2023 to 529,395 in 2024.
The industry which employs the most Language & Linguistics graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Language & Linguistics.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Language & Linguistics majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Language & Linguistics majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Language & Linguistics in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Language & Linguistics is 44.1.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Language & Linguistics degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Language & Linguistics (33 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Language & Linguistics. The most common ages of employees with this major are 35 and 33 years old, which represent 3.22% and 3.14% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature are Bachelors Degree, Postbaccalaureate Certificate, and Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Language & Linguistics are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature for each race & ethnicity.
In 2024, White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature.
White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Belgium that hold Language & Linguistics degrees (8.5 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (10,062 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature majors need many skills, but most especially Learning Strategies. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature majors need more than the average amount of Instructing, Learning Strategies, and Social Perceptiveness.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Instructing is very distinctive for majors, but the Learning Strategies, Speaking, and Instructing are the three most important skills for people in the field.
