2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Classical Languages & Literature is the 204th most popular major in the country with 1,446 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, classical languages and literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $27,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 291 classical languages and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $27,237 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 classical languages and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in classical languages and literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent classical languages and literature programs, but they also cost less that 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 classical languages and literature program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Classical Languages & Literature in the Southeast Region

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

#4 in overall quality

$26,707 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s classical languages degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Florida State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Classical Languages & Literature at Florida State

#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. UNC Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 2 doctorate’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Classical Languages & Literature Report

#3

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s classical languages degrees to qualified students.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394.

Read full report on Classical Languages & Literature at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

#5 in overall quality

$30,130 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s classical languages degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UF Classical Languages & Literature Report

#4

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s classical languages degrees to qualified students.

Duke also took the #1 spot in our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke University are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Duke Classical Languages & 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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