by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Latin Language & Literature is the 1069th most popular major in the country with 63 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 15 Latin language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 Latin language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in Latin language and literature. That schools that top this list have a program in Latin language and literature in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
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 in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Hillsdale, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Latin students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Latin Language & Literature at Hillsdale College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oberlin College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Oberlin College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oberlin, Ohio. 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 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. WMU is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 4 bachelors’s Latin degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Latin Language & Literature at Western Michigan University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major in the Great Lakes Region. Loyola University 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Latin Language & Literature at Loyola University Chicago
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s Latin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Miami University - Oxford came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s Latin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read full report on Latin Language & Literature at Miami University - Oxford
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s Latin degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Latin Language & Literature Report
Knox College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Galesburg, Illinois, and it awarded 0 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Latin students in 2020-2021.
Denison University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Denison University is a small school located in Granville, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s Latin 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 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Wabash College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wabash College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Crawfordsville, Indiana. It awarded 0 bachelors’s Latin degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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.
DePauw University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Greencastle, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 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 89%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Wright State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Dayton, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Latin degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Latin Language & Literature at Wright State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #6, Augustana College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Augustana is located in Rock Island, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s Latin degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Latin Language & Literature at Augustana College
Rockford University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rockford is located in Rockford, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s Latin degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #6, Monmouth College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Monmouth, Illinois, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s Latin degrees in 2020-2021.
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 2.3% 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 Monmouth College
Ohio Wesleyan University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Latin Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Delaware, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Latin degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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