2023 Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Classical Languages & Literature School for You
Classical Languages & Literature is the #214 most popular major in the country with 1,428 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 111 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for classical languages students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 15% Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for classical languages and literature students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, BYU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools list.
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The excellent programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best classical languages and literature schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Liberty University are $16,160 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Florida State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida State are $21,683 per year. While working on their degree, classical languages majors at Florida State accumulate an average of around $21,335 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mizzou are $30,450 a year. After completing their degree, classical languages graduates from Mizzou carry an average student debtload of $21,085.
Mizzou also claimed a spot on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent programs at Grand Valley State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best classical languages and literature schools in the United States. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GVSU are $19,628 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s best value schools for classical languages and literature students. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UWM are $21,475 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, San Francisco State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for classical languages and literature students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.
SFSU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,184 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #8, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for classical languages and literature students. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WMU are $16,768 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Villanova University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for classical languages and literature students. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Villanova are $59,020 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Villanova also did well on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Greensboro are $22,627 per year.
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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCLA are $43,012 a year.
UCLA also claimed a spot on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value classical languages and literature programs. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNL are $26,720 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UNL is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools list.
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University of Utah ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of U are $28,345 per year.
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With a ranking of #14, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s best value schools for classical languages and literature students. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UF are $28,659 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 10% of our Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools ranking.
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Montclair State University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value classical languages and literature programs. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.
Montclair State undergraduate students pay an average of $21,418 in tuition and fees each year.
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California State University - Long Beach ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSULB are $18,726 a year.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 17 | Texas A&M University - College Station | College Station, TX |
| 18 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX |
| 19 | The University of Tennessee - Knoxville | Knoxville, TN |
| 20 | University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 21 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 22 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Madison, WI |
Classical Languages & Literature by Region
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Majors Related to Classical Languages
Classical Languages & Literature is one of 17 different types of programs to choose from.
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 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.