2024 Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #195 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9 doctor's degrees in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics School for Your Doctor's Degree

The classical languages doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics in New York

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics.

Top New York Schools for a Doctorate in Classical Languages

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics needs to take a look at Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics from Columbia University in the City of New York

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New York University
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics has to check out New York University. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a doctorate in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics from New York University

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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Cornell University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics from Cornell University

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University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

University at Buffalo is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics. University at Buffalo is a very large public university located in the suburb of Buffalo.More information about a doctorate in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics from University at Buffalo

Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	311	4
Maryland	190	3
New Jersey	165	6
District of Columbia	143	0

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General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Related Rankings by Major

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Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.