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2023 Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools

274 Colleges
$26,386 Avg Salary
$23,140 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools ranking. This report analyzed 274 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Classical Languages & Literature program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for classical languages majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the United States for classical languages and literature students. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#2

St. John's College

Santa Fe, NM

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. John’s College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools list. Located in the rural area of Santa Fe, St. John's is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

The excellent programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best classical languages and literature schools in the United States. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, classical languages graduates from Florida State carry an average student debt load of $21,335.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Out of the 274 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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#6

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular classical languages and literature programs. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for classical languages and literature students. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular classical languages and literature programs. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular classical languages and literature programs. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools ranking. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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#11

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools ranking. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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#11

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Princeton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for classical languages and literature students. It came in at #11 on the list. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#11

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #11, New York University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for classical languages and literature students. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular classical languages and literature programs. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

After completing their degree, classical languages graduates from Mizzou carry an average student debt load of $21,085.

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#15

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#15

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #15, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for classical languages and literature students. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for classical languages and literature students. It came in at #18 on the list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools ranking. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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#18

College of the Holy Cross

Worcester, MA

College of the Holy Cross did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for classical languages and literature students. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in the city of Worcester, Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, classical languages graduates from Holy Cross take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#22

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

William & Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for classical languages and literature students. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#22

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

With a ranking of #22, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for classical languages and literature students. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#22

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for classical languages and literature students. It came in at #22 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#22

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#26

University of Dallas

Irving, TX
#26

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
#26

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA
#30

University of Georgia

Athens, GA
#30

University of Mississippi

University, MS
#30

Yale University

New Haven, CT
#30

Hope College

Holland, MI
#30

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, PA
#37

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT
#40

College of Charleston

Charleston, SC
#40

Hunter College

New York, NY
#40

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
#40

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA
#40

Tufts University

Medford, MA
#40

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX
#40

Grinnell College

Grinnell, IA
#40

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Classical Languages & Literature students that almost earned our Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools award.

Rank College Location
49 University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA
49 Hillsdale College Hillsdale, MI
49 Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY
49 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA
49 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
49 Samford University Birmingham, AL
49 Dickinson College Carlisle, PA
49 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Knoxville, TN

Classical Languages & Literature by Region

View the Most Popular 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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