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2023 Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

111 Colleges
$28,238 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,386 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for classical languages majors pursuing a .

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 medium-sized city of Provo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, BYU also did well on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
$16,160 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 111 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Liberty University are $16,160 per year.

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#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

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 midsize 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.

Full Classical Languages & Literature at Florida State University Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great value for classical languages and literature students. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the 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.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Mizzou also did well on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools list. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

GVSU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,628 in tuition and fees each year.

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$21,475 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value classical languages and literature programs. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWM are $21,475 per year.

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#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$19,184 Average Tuition & Fees

San Francisco State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value classical languages and literature programs. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFSU are $19,184 a year.

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$16,768 Average Tuition & Fees

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 school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WMU are $16,768 a year.

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#9

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Villanova University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools list. Villanova is a fairly 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.

Villanova excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools list.

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$22,627 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools ranking. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Greensboro are $22,627 per year.

Full Classical Languages & Literature at University of North Carolina at Greensboro Report

University of California - Los Angeles came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools ranking. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCLA are $43,012 per year.

UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools list.

Full Classical Languages & Literature at University of California - Los Angeles Report

University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for classical languages and literature students. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNL are $26,720 per year.

UNL 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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#13

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT
$28,345 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Utah did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for classical languages and literature students. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of U are $28,345 a year.

Full Classical Languages & Literature at University of Utah Report

#14

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools list. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UF are $28,659 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UF is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools list.

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#15

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
$21,418 Average Tuition & Fees

Montclair State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools ranking. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Montclair State are $21,418 a year.

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$18,726 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #16, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s best value schools for classical languages and literature students. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSULB are $18,726 per year.

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Honorable Mentions

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
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

View the Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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.

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