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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics in the Great Lakes Region

7 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$37,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 1,279 people earned their degree in General classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics, making the major the 352nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 193 General classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 General classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in General classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality General classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the General classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics in the Great Lakes Region

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s classical languages degrees to qualified students.

UW - Madison also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644.

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#3

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 6 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Wayne State University is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s classical languages degrees to qualified students.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 2 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

University of Notre Dame came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 3 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Notre Dame are $57,522.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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