2025 Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region
4Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
252Classical 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.
College Factual reviewed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of classical languages & literature. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 252 degrees in classical languages & literature annually.
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
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 the Great Lakes Region.
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Best Schools for Classical Languages & Literature in the Great Lakes Region
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.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Classical Languages
Any student pursuing a degree in classical languages & literature has to check out University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 12 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
University of Notre Dame is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in classical languages & literature. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly 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 data year.
It is hard to beat Indiana University - Bloomington if you wish to pursue a degree in classical languages & literature. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were about 8 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in classical languages & literature needs to take a look at Hope College. Located in the small city of Holland, Hope is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 16th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 12 classical languages & literature students who graduated with this degree at Hope 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).
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.
