2025 Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in Massachusetts
3Colleges in Massachusetts
105Classical 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.
Choosing a Great Classical Languages & Literature School
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
