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2023 Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

15 Colleges
$51,675 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,386 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor's degree 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Rhode Island the best value school in the New England Region for classical languages and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at URI are $33,354 per year.

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#2

Colby College

Waterville, ME

Out of the 15 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colby College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Waterville, Colby is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colby are $61,220 a year.

Colby excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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#3

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Out of the 15 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brandeis are $60,006 a year.

Brandeis also claimed a spot on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#4

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Holy Cross. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Worcester.

Holy Cross undergraduate students pay an average of $56,540 in tuition and fees each year.

Holy Cross also claimed a spot on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#5

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brown are $62,304 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Brown is ranked #5 for overall quality for classical languages in the New England Region .

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

Tufts undergraduate students pay an average of $63,000 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Tufts is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s best value schools for classical languages and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCONN are $41,192 per year.

Full Classical Languages & Literature at University of Connecticut Report

#8

Providence College

Providence, RI

Providence College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree classical languages and literature programs. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Providence are $55,988 a year.

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#9

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

Middlebury College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree classical languages and literature programs. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Middlebury.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlebury are $59,770 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Middlebury also is in the top 20% of our Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.

Full Classical Languages & Literature at Middlebury College Report

University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for classical languages and literature students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMass Boston are $35,139 a year.

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Best Classical Languages & Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best classical languages and literature colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 102
Connecticut 24
New Hampshire 11
Maine 10
Rhode Island 21
Vermont 16

One of 17 majors within the area of study, classical languages and literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 15 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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