2025 Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools
27
Colleges in the United States
1,407
Classical Languages Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity,
classical languages & literature sits in the middle of the road, ranking #212 out of 395 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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 27 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for classical languages & literature students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,407 degrees in classical languages & literature annually.
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Choosing a Great Classical Languages & Literature 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 Classical Languages & Literature rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for classical languages & literature schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Classical Languages & Literature Degree Level
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 Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Classical Languages & Literature in the United States
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.
10 Top Schools in Classical Languages
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In MA
Tufts University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in classical languages & literature. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were approximately 10 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in classical languages & literature from Tufts University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
Every student pursuing a degree in classical languages & literature has to check out Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 22 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in classical languages & literature from Columbia University in the City of New York
Cornell University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in classical languages & literature. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in classical languages & literature from Cornell University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WI
Any student who is interested in classical languages & literature needs to take a look at University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were roughly 12 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in classical languages & literature from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In VA
Located in the medium-sized suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a very 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 approximately 12 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in classical languages & literature from University of Virginia - Main Campus
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In PA
Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.
There were roughly 22 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in classical languages & literature from Villanova University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In DC
Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were roughly 8 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in classical languages & literature from Georgetown University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IN
Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were about 13 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in classical languages & literature from University of Notre Dame
Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Worcester. 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 year we have data available.
More information about a degree in classical languages & literature from College of the Holy Cross
Located in the town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 11th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 10 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Bucknell in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in classical languages & literature from Bucknell University
