College Factual reviewed 92 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,267 degrees in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics School
Your choice of general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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Pick Your General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the classical languages degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Every student pursuing a degree in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics has to look into Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 44 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
University of Notre Dame is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were about 20 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available.
Brown University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were about 16 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Southern California is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 7 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.
Duke is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were approximately 3 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.
Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were about 14 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.
Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Lewisburg. This university ranks 4th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 8 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Bucknell in the most recent year we have data available.
UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.
There were about 16 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 4th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 4 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Wake Forest University in the most recent year we have data available.
Florida State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee. This university ranks 3rd out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 25 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were about 23 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.
UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were approximately 17 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Schools award.
General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Related Rankings by Major
General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics is one of 3 different types of Classical Languages & Literature programs to choose from.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
