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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Classical Languages & Literature in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
18 Degrees Awarded
$32,400 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Classical Languages Major in the Plains States Region for a Master's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Classical Languages Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Plains States region, there were 96 classical languages and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,002 and $21,085 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 classical languages and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Classical Languages Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in classical languages and literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular classical languages and literature programs in the United States.

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Most Well Attended Classical Languages Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s

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

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Classical Languages Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. University of Kansas is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full University of Kansas Classical Languages & Literature Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Classical Languages Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s classical languages students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, 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 89%.

Full Mizzou Classical Languages & Literature Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Classical Languages Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s classical languages degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about Classical Languages & Literature at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Classical Languages Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 3 masters’s classical languages degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Classical Languages & Literature at Washington University in St Louis

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Classical Languages Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 3 masters’s classical languages 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Classical Languages & Literature at Iowa

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Classical Languages Major in the Plains States Region for a Master’s list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s classical languages degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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