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2024 Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in North Carolina

4 Colleges in North Carolina
48 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.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 48 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 North Carolina 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
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 in North Carolina 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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Best Schools for Classical Languages & Literature in North Carolina

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 North Carolina Schools in Classical Languages

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

Any student who is interested in classical languages & literature has to check out Duke University. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

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

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NC

Any student who is interested in classical languages & literature needs to check out Wake Forest University. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 4th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 5 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Wake Forest University in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
12.5% Growth in Graduates

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great option for students interested in a degree in classical languages & literature. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.

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

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NC
60.0% Growth in Graduates

University of North Carolina at Asheville is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in classical languages & literature. UNCA is a small public university located in the small city of Asheville. This university ranks 57th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

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

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NC

University of North Carolina at Greensboro is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in classical languages & literature. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were approximately 11 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at UNC Greensboro in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Classical Languages & Literature Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 20
Florida 282 56
Virginia 274 70
Tennessee 269 22
South Carolina 248 15
Kentucky 244 7
Louisiana 242 14
Mississippi 234 14
Arkansas 234 7
Alabama 233 9
West Virginia 207 0

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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 47
Latin Language & Literature 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 537
Romance Languages 428
American Sign Language 75
Germanic Languages 53
East Asian Languages 45
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 11
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 6
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 1

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