by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Classical Languages & Literature is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Princeton University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in classical languages, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $53,890 | $53,890 |
| Fees | $2,580 | $2,580 |
Online degrees for the Princeton classical languages doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Princeton Online Learning page.
About 62.5% of the students who received their PhD in classical languages in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 43.4%.
Of those students who received a doctor’s degree at Princeton in classical languages at 2019-2020, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.
| 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 | 4 |
| International Students | 3 |
| 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 | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to classical languages and literature.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 2 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 2 |
| Germanic Languages | 3 |
| Romance Languages | 7 |
*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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