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2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

8 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$35,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

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In 2019-2020, 1,446 people earned their degree in classical languages and literature, making the major the 204th most popular in the United States. 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 Great Lakes region, there were 250 classical languages and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 classical languages and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the classical languages and literature program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Classical Languages & Literature in the Great Lakes Region

#3 in overall quality

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

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree classical languages students list, UW - Madison has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 5 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 6 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree classical languages students list, IU Bloomington has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State University at Kent is a large public school situated in Kent, Ohio. It awarded 1 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Wayne State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wayne State is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 1 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215.

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#2 in overall quality

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #2 spot in our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

University of Notre Dame landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s classical languages degrees to qualified students.

Notre Dame also made our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Notre Dame are $57,522.

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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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