by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 63 people earned their degree in Latin language and literature, making the major the 1069th most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 49 Latin language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major” ranking looked at 76 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Latin language and literature. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their Latin language and literature program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree latin students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hillsdale College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major list. Located in Hillsdale, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Latin students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Randolph - Macon College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major. Randolph - Macon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ashland, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 76 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Hampden - Sydney College landed the #3 spot on the list. Hampden - Sydney College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hampden-Sydney, Virginia. It awarded 1 bachelors’s Latin degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
Out of the 76 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Richmond landed the #4 spot on the list. URichmond is located in University of Richmond, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s Latin degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Latin Language & Literature at URichmond
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Wesleyan University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major. This small school is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s Latin degrees in 2020-2021.
Bryn Mawr College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major ranking. Bryn Mawr College is located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s Latin degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Wheaton College Massachusetts came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major ranking. This small school is located in Norton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s Latin degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read more about Latin Language & Literature at Wheaton College Massachusetts
With a ranking of #8, Hobart and William Smith Colleges did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major list. Hobart and William Smith Colleges is located in Geneva, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s Latin degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Full Hobart and William Smith Colleges Latin Language & Literature Report
With a ranking of #9, Barnard College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major list. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Latin students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Mount Holyoke College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major ranking, coming in at #10. Mount Holyoke College is a private not-for-profit institution located in South Hadley, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Mount Holyoke College Latin Language & Literature Report
Oberlin College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major ranking. Oberlin is located in Oberlin, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s Latin degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Trinity University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major list. Trinity University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 1 bachelors’s Latin degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Loyola University Maryland came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major ranking. Loyola University Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 2 bachelors’s Latin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Latin Language & Literature at Loyola University Maryland
Houston Baptist University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Latin degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Latin Language & Literature at Houston Baptist University
Western Michigan University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major list. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Latin degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Latin Language & Literature at Western Michigan University
University of Scranton came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major ranking. University of Scranton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Latin Language & Literature at University of Scranton
Emory University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s Latin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.
Read full report on Latin Language & Literature at Emory University
University of Vermont came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major ranking. University of Vermont is a fairly large public school situated in Burlington, Vermont. It awarded 2 bachelors’s Latin degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Tufts University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s Latin degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #20, Duquesne University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Latin students in 2020-2021.
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 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Loyola University Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major ranking, coming in at #21. Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Latin Language & Literature at Loyola Chicago
With a ranking of #22, Wake Forest University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major list. Located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Latin students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Latin Language & Literature at Wake Forest University
University of St Thomas Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major ranking, coming in at #23. UST MN is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s Latin degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of St Thomas Minnesota Latin Language & Literature Report
Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major ranking, coming in at #24. Tulane is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
With a ranking of #25, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major list. Baylor University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s Latin degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read more about Latin Language & Literature at Baylor University
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