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

10 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$34,400 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the New England Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Classical Languages & Literature is the 212th most popular major in the country with 1,428 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 New England region, there were 184 classical languages and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,119 and $27,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 classical languages and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,899 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the New England Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in classical languages and literature. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their classical languages and literature program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree classical languages students.

Top 10 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Classical Languages & Literature in the New England Region

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Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the New England Region. Brandeis University is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s classical languages degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Brandeis University Classical Languages & Literature Report

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the New England Region list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s classical languages students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Vermont. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the New England Region. University of Vermont is located in Burlington, Vermont and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s classical languages degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Vermont Classical Languages & Literature Report

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the New England Region. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s classical languages degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Classical Languages & Literature at UMass Amherst

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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Massachusetts - Boston Classical Languages & Literature Report

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #6, Tufts University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the New England Region list. Tufts University is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 2 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 1.1% 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 more about Classical Languages & Literature at Tufts

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #7, Boston College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the New England Region list. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 more about Classical Languages & Literature at Boston College

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #8, Harvard University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the New England Region list. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.

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Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut

With a ranking of #9, Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the New England Region list. Located in Middletown, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s classical languages students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Wesleyan University Classical Languages & Literature Report

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Languages Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Providence, Rhode Island 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 16 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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