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2025 Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
215 Bachelor's Degrees
Classical Languages & Literature isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #160 in popularity out of 363 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 215 bachelor's degrees in classical languages & literature to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Classical Languages & Literature School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of classical languages & literature for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for classical languages & literature students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Classical Languages & Literature in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in classical languages & literature.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Classical Languages

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11 Annual Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is a good decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in classical languages & literature. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in classical languages & literature from Columbia University in the City of New York

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11 Annual Graduates

Cornell University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in classical languages & literature. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in classical languages & literature from Cornell University

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
11 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in classical languages & literature needs to check out Georgetown University. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in classical languages & literature from Georgetown University

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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
13 Annual Graduates

Bucknell University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in classical languages & literature. Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Lewisburg.More information about a bachelor’s in classical languages & literature from Bucknell University

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Hunter College
New York, NY
10 Annual Graduates

Hunter is a very large public college located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in classical languages & literature from Hunter College

Best Classical Languages & Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best classical languages & literature schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 275 94
Pennsylvania 274 81
Maryland 207 14
New Jersey 193 20
Delaware 130 4
District of Columbia 126 21

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Classical Languages & Literature is one of 18 different types of Foreign Languages & Linguistics programs to choose from.

Classical Languages Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 198
Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature 8
Latin Language & Literature 7
Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other 2

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 1,391
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 715
East Asian Languages 199
Germanic Languages 113
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 107
American Sign Language 95
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 75
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 33
Iranian & Persian Languages 7

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