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2023 Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for classical languages and literature students. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#2

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

The excellent programs at Villanova University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best classical languages and literature schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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#3

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great place for classical languages and literature students. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

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#7

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, PA

Bryn Mawr College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Bryn Mawr is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bryn Mawr.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for classical languages and literature students. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

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#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania 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 Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Best Classical Languages & Literature Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 58
Pennsylvania 21
Maryland 7
New Jersey 12
District of Columbia 0

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 16 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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