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2024 Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in Illinois

3 Colleges in Illinois
49 Classical Languages Degrees Awarded
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.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 49 degrees in classical languages & literature during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Classical Languages & Literature School

Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in Illinois Your choice of classical languages & literature school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Classical Languages & Literature Rankings by Degree Level

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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that 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 Illinois

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.

Top Illinois Schools in Classical Languages

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

University of Chicago is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in classical languages & literature. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

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

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In IL

It's hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you wish to pursue a degree in classical languages & literature. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

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

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL

Loyola University Chicago is a good option for students pursuing a degree in classical languages & literature. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. This university ranks 4th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were approximately 7 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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Augustana College
Rock Island, IL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In IL

Augustana College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in classical languages & literature. Located in the small city of Rock Island, Augustana is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 21st out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 2 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Augustana in the most recent data year.

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North Central College
Naperville, IL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In IL
50.0% Growth in Graduates

North Central is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Naperville. This college ranks 25th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were about 2 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at North Central in the most recent data year.

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Best Classical Languages & Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 44
Ohio 314 71
Indiana 294 38
Wisconsin 273 35

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One of 18 majors within the Foreign Languages & Linguistics area of study, Classical Languages & Literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Classical Languages Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 44
Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other 3
Latin Language & Literature 2

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Majors Similar to Classical Languages

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 478
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 247
American Sign Language 106
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 38
Germanic Languages 31
East Asian Languages 27
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 25
South Asian Languages 7
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 1

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