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2024 Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools

101 Colleges in the United States
1,428 Classical Languages Degrees Awarded
$26,386 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, classical languages & literature sits in the middle of the road, ranking #212 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 101 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 1,428 degrees in classical languages & literature to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Classical Languages & Literature School

Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools The classical languages program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Classical Languages & Literature rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for classical languages & literature schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Classical Languages & Literature Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Classical Languages
Master's Degrees in Classical Languages
Doctor's Degrees in Classical Languages

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Classical Languages & Literature in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the classical languages degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

15 Top Schools in Classical Languages

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
13.6% Growth in Graduates

University of Notre Dame is a good option for students interested in a degree in classical languages & literature. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,238 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
44 Classical Languages Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in classical languages & literature has to look into Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 44 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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Brown University
Providence, RI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In RI

Any student who is interested in classical languages & literature has to check out Brown University. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,238 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
14.3% Growth in Graduates

Georgetown University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in classical languages & literature. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,238 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
13.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Charlottesville. This university ranks 1st out of 65 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were about 23 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NC

Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA

Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. This university ranks 5th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 10 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
22.2% Growth in Graduates

UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were approximately 9 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA
80.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 5 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL

Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 77 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were about 27 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the classical languages program earn around $27,038 in the first couple years of working.

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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In PA

Located in the distant town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 4th out of 117 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 8 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Bucknell in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA

USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,238 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were about 5 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI

Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,238 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 19 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,238 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
58.3% Growth in Graduates

U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,238 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were about 12 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Classical Languages & Literature students that almost earned our Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools award.

Rank College Location
16 University of Missouri - Columbia Columbia, MO
17 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
18 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
19 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
20 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
21 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
22 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
23 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
24 Villanova University Villanova, PA
25 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA

Classical Languages & Literature by Region

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Region
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Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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Classical Languages & Literature is one of 18 different types of Foreign Languages & Linguistics programs to choose from.

Classical Languages Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 1,267
Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other 68
Latin Language & Literature 63
Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature 30

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Majors Similar to Classical Languages

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 15,009
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 8,539
American Sign Language 2,724
East Asian Languages 2,293
Germanic Languages 1,425
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 607
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 607
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 500
Second Language Learning 108
Southeast Asian & Pacific Languages 38

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