Classical & Ancient Studies
Contains Stem Majors
Add ComparisonIn 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Classical & Ancient Studies degree recipients are Berkeley, CA, Los Angeles, CA, and New York, NY. In 2022, the locations with a relatively high number of Classical & Ancient Studies degree recipients are Ashland, VA, Hamilton, NY, and New Wilmington, PA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Classical & Ancient Studies is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Classical & Ancient Studies and the types of students that study this field. University of California-Berkeley awards the most degrees in Classical & Ancient Studies in the US, but Lycoming College and Colgate University have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Classical & Ancient Studies.
Tuition costs for Classical & Ancient Studies majors are, on average, $10,092 for in-state public colleges, and $56,880 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Classical & Ancient Studies programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (55 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (164 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Classical & Ancient Studies, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (164 completions in 2022).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Classical & Ancient Studies programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
University of California-Berkeley has the most Classical & Ancient Studies degree recipients, with 22 degrees awarded in 2022.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Classical & Ancient Studies.
Out of all institutions that offer Classical & Ancient Studies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Lycoming College has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Classical & Ancient Studies, with 2.26%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Classical & Ancient Studies by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Classical & Ancient Studies.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Interdisciplinary Studies graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Interdisciplinary Studies majors is $91,197 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Other managers, and Physicians.
The industry that employs the most Interdisciplinary Studies majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Clay building material & refractories manufacturing.
The average salary for Interdisciplinary Studies majors is $91,197 and the most common occupations are Elementary & middle school teachers, Other managers, and Physicians.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Interdisciplinary Studies majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Interdisciplinary Studies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Interdisciplinary Studies 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 Interdisciplinary Studies majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & middle school teachers, Other managers, and Physicians.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Interdisciplinary Studies majors working as Dietitians & nutritionists, Chiropractors, and Dentists.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Interdisciplinary Studies majors are Surgeons, Financial examiners, and Physicians.
The number of Interdisciplinary Studies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.68%, from 953,786 in 2021 to 979,354 in 2022.
The largest single share of Interdisciplinary Studies graduates go on to work as Elementary & middle school teachers (4.86%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Interdisciplinary Studies by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Interdisciplinary Studies majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals, and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges.
The highest paying industries of Interdisciplinary Studies majors, by average wage, are Clay building material & refractories manufacturing, Agricultural chemical manufacturing, and Metal ore mining.
The number of Interdisciplinary Studies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.68%, from 953,786 in 2021 to 979,354 in 2022.
The industry which employs the most Interdisciplinary Studies graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Interdisciplinary Studies.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Interdisciplinary Studies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Interdisciplinary Studies 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 Interdisciplinary Studies in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies is 41.4.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Interdisciplinary Studies degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Interdisciplinary Studies (201 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 30 and 28 years old, which represent 3.27% and 3.19% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Classical & Ancient Studies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Research Doctorate.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Interdisciplinary Studies 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 Classical & Ancient Studies.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Classical & Ancient Studies for each race & ethnicity. 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 Classical & Ancient Studies.
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 Latvia that hold Interdisciplinary Studies degrees (4.18 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 India (25,807 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Classical & Ancient Studies field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Classical & Ancient Studies majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Classical & Ancient Studies majors need more than the average amount of Writing, Reading Comprehension, and Science.
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 Classical & Ancient Studies 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 Writing is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.
