2025 Best Classical Languages & Literature Master's Degree Schools
3
Colleges in the United States
238
Master's Degrees
When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in
classical languages & literature sits in the middle of the road, ranking #200 out of 343 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.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Classical Languages & Literature Master's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 238 master's degrees in classical languages & literature to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Choosing a Great Classical Languages & Literature School for Your Master's Degree
Your choice of classical languages & literature for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
Quality Overall Is Important
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average Earnings
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
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 classical languages & literature students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - The number of classical languages & literature students who choose to seek a master'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.
- Student Debt - How easy is it for classical languages & literature to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized classical languages & literature related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for classical languages & literature students working on their master'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 Classical Languages & Literature Master's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.