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2023 Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$38,353 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Plains States Region

Check out the classical languages bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Classical Languages & Literature

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the best value school in the Plains States Region for classical languages and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mizzou are $30,450 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, classical languages majors at Mizzou accumulate an average of around $20,366 in student debt.

Mizzou excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

UNL undergraduate students pay an average of $26,720 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNL also did well on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 3 spot on the list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Iowa undergraduate students pay an average of $31,905 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great value for classical languages and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#5

Gustavus Adolphus College

Saint Peter, MN

Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gustavus Adolphus College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Gustavus Adolphus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Saint Peter.

Gustavus Adolphus undergraduate students pay an average of $50,490 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Gustavus Adolphus also is in the top 15% of our Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#6

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree classical languages and literature programs. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

KU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,034 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Grinnell College

Grinnell, IA

Grinnell College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote town of Grinnell, Grinnell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grinnell are $58,648 a year.

Grinnell excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#8

St Olaf College

Northfield, MN

St Olaf College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Northfield, St. Olaf is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at St. Olaf are $52,670 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, St. Olaf also is in the top 15% of our Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#9

Luther College

Decorah, IA

Luther College 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 town of Decorah, Luther is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Luther are $46,760 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 32
Minnesota 27
Kansas 10
Iowa 22
Nebraska 3
North Dakota 2
South Dakota 0

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

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 9 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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