In 2025, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 251 degrees in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics annually.
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
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Best Schools for General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics in the Southeast 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 Southeast Region Schools in Classical Languages
It is hard to beat University of Virginia - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 12 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.
University of Florida is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were roughly 25 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.
William & Mary is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 5th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 14 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at William & Mary in the most recent year we have data available.
Florida State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 23 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year.
UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 17 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 6th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 15 general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics students who graduated with this degree at C of C 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.
