2025 Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in New York
3Colleges in New York
97Classical Languages Degrees Awarded
Classical Languages & Literature is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #212 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 97 degrees in classical languages & literature to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Classical Languages & Literature School
Your choice of classical languages & literature school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Classical Languages & Literature School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Classical Languages & Literature Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Classical Languages & Literature in New York
The schools below may not offer all types of classical languages degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It's difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue a degree in classical languages & literature. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. This university ranks 2nd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 22 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in classical languages & literature has to look into Cornell University. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were about 12 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
Hunter College is a great choice for students interested in a degree in classical languages & literature. Hunter is a fairly large public college located in the city of New York. This college ranks 30th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 12 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
Your choice of classical languages & literature school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Classical Languages & Literature School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
