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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Latin Language & Literature in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$23,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Latin Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Latin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 76 people earned their degree in Latin language and literature, making the major the 1026th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 22 Latin language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 Latin language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Latin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in Latin language and literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Latin language and literature programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the Latin language and literature program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Latin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Latin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Latin Language & Literature in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Latin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Western Michigan University is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Latin Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $19,433 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree latin students per year to attend WMU.

Read full report on Latin Language & Literature at Western Michigan University

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Latin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #2 spot on the list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Latin degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #1 spot in our “Best Latin Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Madison is $17,708 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Latin students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Latin Language & Literature Report

#3

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Latin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s Latin degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Latin Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $35,407 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Latin students per year to attend Loyola Chicago.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, 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 Latin Language & Literature at Loyola Chicago

#4

Knox College

Galesburg, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Knox College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Latin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Knox is a private not-for-profit institution located in Galesburg, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Knox also took the #4 spot in our “Best Latin Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Knox College is $22,292 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree latin students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Knox College Latin Language & Literature Report

#5

DePauw University

Greencastle, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePauw University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Latin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. DePauw is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greencastle, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree latin students list, DePauw has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Latin Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DePauw is $23,078 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree latin students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full DePauw Latin Language & Literature Report

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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