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2023 Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools

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Finding the Best Classical Languages & Literature School for You

Classical Languages & Literature is the #205 most popular major in the country with 303 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools ranking. This report analyzed 73 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Classical Languages & Literature program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Colleges.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for classical languages and literature students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#2

St. John's College

Santa Fe, NM

Out of the 73 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, St. John’s College landed the # 2 spot on the list. St. John's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the rural area of Santa Fe.

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#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

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#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

Out of the 73 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#5

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

The excellent programs at Princeton University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best classical languages and literature schools in the United States. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent programs at New York University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best classical languages and literature schools in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for classical languages and literature students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #7, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for classical languages and literature students. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular classical languages and literature programs. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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#9

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for classical languages and literature students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools ranking. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 University of Chicago Chicago, IL
13 Liberty University Lynchburg, VA
13 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
13 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
13 University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY
13 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC

Classical Languages & Literature by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Classical Languages & Literature is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 1,748
Romance Languages 1,304
East Asian Languages 209
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 160
Germanic Languages 149

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 32 schools only.

  • 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.

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