For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 172 degrees in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics to qualified students.
Choosing a Great General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics School
The classical languages program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics rankings. For our Best Overall General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Rankings by Degree Level
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 Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics in the New England Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the classical languages degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top New England Region Schools in Classical Languages
Tufts University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were about 7 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.
College of the Holy Cross is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics. Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Worcester. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Holy Cross is a great college overall.
There were approximately 18 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Holy Cross in the most recent data year.
University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great choice for students interested in a degree in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics. Located in the city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 8 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Vermont is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics. UVM is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Burlington. This university ranks 4th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.
There were approximately 5 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent data year.
One of 3 majors within the Classical Languages & Literature area of study, General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics has other similar majors worth exploring.
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).
The classical languages program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics rankings. For our Best Overall General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
