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2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

9 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$33,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics is the 352nd most popular major in the country with 1,279 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 284 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 41 General classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree 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 Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree classical languages students.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Villanova University

Villanova, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s classical languages students in 2019-2020.

Villanova did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Villanova University are $20,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell University is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 4 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #3 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 3 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Fordham University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 1 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

Fordham U 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 Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham University are $23,846, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#9 in overall quality

Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s classical languages degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

New York University

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

New York University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s classical languages degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892.

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#1 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s classical languages degrees to qualified students.

Columbia also made our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194.

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#9

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#5 in overall quality

Catholic University of America landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Catholic University of America is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s classical languages degrees to qualified students.

CUA also made our “Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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