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2025 Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in Massachusetts

3 Colleges in Massachusetts
105 Classical Languages Degrees Awarded
Classical Languages & Literature isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #212 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 105 degrees in classical languages & literature to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Classical Languages & Literature School

Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in Massachusetts Your choice of classical languages & literature school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Classical Languages & Literature School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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

Bachelor's Degrees in Classical Languages
Master's Degrees in Classical Languages

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 Schools in Massachusetts. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Classical Languages & Literature in Massachusetts

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the classical languages degree levels they offer.

Top Massachusetts Schools in Classical Languages

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA

Any student who is interested in classical languages & literature has to look into Tufts University. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were roughly 10 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
16.7% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat College of the Holy Cross if you want to pursue a degree in classical languages & literature. Located in the city of Worcester, Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 9th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 18 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Holy Cross in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA

It is difficult to beat University of Massachusetts Amherst if you want to pursue a degree in classical languages & literature. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the city of Amherst. This university ranks 10th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 8 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Classical Languages & Literature Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 241 24
New Hampshire 210 11
Maine 202 10
Rhode Island 200 21
Vermont 194 15

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

Classical Languages Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 92
Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other 6
Latin Language & Literature 5
Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 458
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 329
East Asian Languages 77
Germanic Languages 35
American Sign Language 30
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 19
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 5
Celtic Language & Literature 4
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 2

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