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2024 Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in Pennsylvania

3 Colleges in Pennsylvania
102 Classical Languages Degrees Awarded
Classical Languages & Literature isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #212 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for classical languages & literature students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 102 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 Pennsylvania Your choice of classical languages & literature school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Classical Languages & Literature School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

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 in Pennsylvania list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Classical Languages & Literature in Pennsylvania

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the classical languages degree levels they offer.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in Classical Languages

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

Bucknell University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in classical languages & literature. Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Lewisburg. A Best Colleges rank of #66 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bucknell is a great university overall.

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

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
69.6% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Villanova University if you want to pursue a degree in classical languages & literature. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Villanova. This university ranks 5th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

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

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

It's hard to beat University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus if you want to pursue a degree in classical languages & literature. Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh. This university ranks 7th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

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

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Best Classical Languages & Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Classical Languages & Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 333 141
Maryland 279 21
New Jersey 273 32
District of Columbia 188 21
Delaware 175 4

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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 97
Latin Language & Literature 3
Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 705
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 256
East Asian Languages 116
American Sign Language 112
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 94
Germanic Languages 75
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 28
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 2

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