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Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

21 Colleges
$40,874 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

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.

Top 10 Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Valley State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for classical languages and literature students. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GVSU are $19,628 per year.

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$21,475 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UWM are $21,475 a year.

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$16,768 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Western Michigan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best classical languages and literature schools in the Great Lakes Region . WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WMU are $16,768 per year.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year.

UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great value for classical languages and literature students. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIUC are $37,632 per year.

UIUC also claimed a spot on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#6

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

With a ranking of #6, Ball State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for classical languages and literature students. Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ball State are $27,524 a year.

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#6

Hope College

Holland, MI

With a ranking of #6, Hope College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for classical languages and literature students. Hope is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Holland.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hope are $36,650 per year.

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

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#8

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Notre Dame are $58,843 per year.

Notre Dame also made our Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #1.

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Miami University - Oxford are $36,288 a year.

Miami University - Oxford also claimed a spot on our Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#10

Denison University

Granville, OH

Denison University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Denison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Granville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Denison are $57,500 a year.

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

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Best Classical Languages & Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best classical languages and literature schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 44
Ohio 71
Illinois 49
Indiana 38
Wisconsin 35

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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 21 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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