2025 Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 82 bachelor's degrees in classical languages & literature to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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

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 - How many other classical languages & literature students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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 bachelor'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 bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Classical Languages & Literature in the Plains States Region

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

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Classical Languages

1

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

18 Annual Graduates

University of Kansas is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in classical languages & literature. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in classical languages & literature from University of Kansas

2

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

17 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Missouri - Columbia if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in classical languages & literature. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in classical languages & literature from University of Missouri - Columbia

Best Classical Languages & Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best classical languages & literature schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	25
Minnesota	215	23
Iowa	197	18
Kansas	184	5
Nebraska	180	3
North Dakota	149	2
South Dakota	148	0

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Classical Languages & Literature Related Rankings by Major

Classical Languages & Literature is one of 18 different types of Foreign Languages & Linguistics programs to choose from.

Classical Languages Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics	79
Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other	2
Ancient/Classical Greek Language & Literature	1

Majors Similar to Classical Languages

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Romance Languages	733
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	348
East Asian Languages	119
Germanic Languages	72
American Sign Language	63
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	24
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)	8
Native American Languages	3
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	2

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.