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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
18 Degrees Awarded
$32,400 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics is the 376th most popular major in the country with 1,267 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 95 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 18 General classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in General classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics. That schools that top this list have a program in General classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Plains States Region

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

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics in the Plains States Region

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Plains States Region. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s classical languages degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics at KU

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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the #2 spot on the list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 3 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics at WUSTL

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Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s classical languages students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics at Mizzou

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 3 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Iowa General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s classical languages degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics at UMN Twin Cities

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s classical languages students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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