by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 37 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for classical languages & literature students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 217 master's degrees in classical languages & literature during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of classical languages & literature for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for classical languages & literature students working on their master's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Classical Languages & Literature Master's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for classical languages & literature students seeking a a master's degree.
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in classical languages & literature. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in classical languages & literature from Columbia University in the City of New York
Every student who is interested in a master's degree in classical languages & literature has to look into University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame.More information about a master’s in classical languages & literature from University of Notre Dame
Any student who is interested in a master's degree in classical languages & literature has to check out University of California - Los Angeles. UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a master’s in classical languages & literature from University of California - Los Angeles
It's hard to beat University of Southern California if you want to pursue a master's degree in classical languages & literature. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in classical languages & literature from University of Southern California
Florida State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.More information about a master’s in classical languages & literature from Florida State University
Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in classical languages & literature from University of Virginia - Main Campus
Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Villanova.More information about a master’s in classical languages & literature from Villanova University
Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in classical languages & literature from Tufts University
Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Waltham.More information about a master’s in classical languages & literature from Brandeis University
UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin.More information about a master’s in classical languages & literature from The University of Texas at Austin
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Classical Languages & Literature is one of 18 different types of Foreign Languages & Linguistics programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 1,167 |
| Romance Languages | 975 |
| East Asian Languages | 143 |
| American Sign Language | 112 |
| Germanic Languages | 88 |
| Middle Eastern Semitic Languages | 88 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 49 |
| Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) | 26 |
| South Asian Languages | 19 |
| Second Language Learning | 19 |
