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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Classical Languages & Literature in the Great Lakes Region

12 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$36,300 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region

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In 2020-2021, 1,428 people earned their degree in classical languages and literature, making the major the 212th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, classical languages and literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,386 and had an average of $23,140 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 237 classical languages and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 22 classical languages and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in classical languages and literature. That schools that top this list have a program in classical languages and literature in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 12 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Classical Languages & Literature in the Great Lakes Region

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University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s classical languages degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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.

Read more about Classical Languages & Literature at University of Notre Dame

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region. UChicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s classical languages students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.

Read full report on Classical Languages & Literature at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages 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. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s classical languages degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Classical Languages & Literature Report

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

With a ranking of #6, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s classical languages students in 2020-2021.

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Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana

Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s classical languages students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, 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 91%.

Full Indiana University - Bloomington Classical Languages & Literature Report

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With a ranking of #8, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Classical Languages & Literature at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s classical languages degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Classical Languages & Literature at Ohio State

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With a ranking of #9, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State University at Kent is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 0 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

Northwestern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s classical languages students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on Classical Languages & Literature at Northwestern University

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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

With a ranking of #9, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Loyola University Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 7 masters’s classical languages 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 full report on Classical Languages & Literature at Loyola University Chicago

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