2025 Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in classical languages & literature sits in the middle of the road, ranking #160 out of 363 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for classical languages & literature students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 59 bachelor's degrees in classical languages & literature to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on classical languages & literature students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of classical languages & literature students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt classical languages & literature students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized classical languages & literature related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Classical Languages & Literature Schools

The classical languages school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Classical Languages & Literature in Virginia

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in classical languages & literature.

Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Classical Languages

1

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

12 Annual Graduates

University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in classical languages & literature. Located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in classical languages & literature from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2

William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA

19 Annual Graduates

William & Mary is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in classical languages & literature. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in classical languages & literature from William & Mary

Best Classical Languages & Literature Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Classical Languages & Literature Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	35
Georgia	224	17
Tennessee	220	22
North Carolina	213	40
South Carolina	195	15
Kentucky	187	5
Alabama	184	9
Louisiana	171	10
Mississippi	169	14
Arkansas	167	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Classical Languages

One of 18 majors within the Foreign Languages & Linguistics area of study, Classical Languages & Literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Classical Languages Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics	51
Latin Language & Literature	5
Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature	3

Majors Similar to Classical Languages

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Romance Languages	233
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	217
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	13
Germanic Languages	12
East Asian Languages	11
American Sign Language	9

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.