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Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools in California

2023 Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$16,544 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Classical Languages & Literature School for You

In 2020-2021, 84 degrees and certificates were awarded to classical languages and literature students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #227 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for classical languages students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools

#1

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$7,304 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found San Francisco State University to be the best value school for classical languages and literature students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

SFSU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,304 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$6,846 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best classical languages and literature schools in California. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSULB are $6,846 a year.

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$13,258 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great value for classical languages and literature students. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCLA are $13,258 a year.

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

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$14,226 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best classical languages and literature schools in California. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Berkeley are $14,226 a year.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in California list.

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$14,417 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s best value schools for classical languages and literature students. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

UCSB undergraduate students pay an average of $14,417 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCSB also is in the top 10% of our Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in California ranking.

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$14,700 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for classical languages and literature students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCSD are $14,700 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCSD is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in California list.

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$13,775 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for classical languages and literature students. It came in at #8 on the list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Irvine are $13,775 per year.

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$14,070 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on this year’s best value schools for classical languages and literature students. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Santa Cruz are $14,070 a year.

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$13,754 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Riverside did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for classical languages and literature students. It came in at #10 on the list. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCR are $13,754 a year.

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Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 30
Oregon 12
Hawaii 5

Classical Languages & Literature is one of 17 different types of programs to choose from.

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 11 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).

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