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2023 Most Well Attended Classical Languages Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate

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Most Well Attended Classical Languages Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Classical Languages Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Southeast region, there were 289 classical languages and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,038 and $21,335 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 classical languages and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Classical Languages Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in classical languages and literature. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in classical languages and literature.

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Most Well Attended Classical Languages Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree classical languages students.

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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 #1 for the Most Well Attended Classical Languages Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 4 doctorate’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Classical Languages Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UF Classical Languages & Literature Report

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, Virginia

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Classical Languages Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Charlottesville, Virginia, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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

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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Classical Languages Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate. Duke is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Classical Languages & Literature at Duke

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Classical Languages Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Florida State is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 1 doctorate’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Florida State University Classical Languages & Literature Report

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Classical Languages Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate ranking. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 14 doctorate’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. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Classical Languages & Literature at Tulane University of Louisiana

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