by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 215 bachelor's degrees in classical languages & literature to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of classical languages & literature for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a collection of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for classical languages & literature students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in classical languages & literature.
Columbia University in the City of New York is a good option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in classical languages & literature. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in classical languages & literature from Columbia University in the City of New York
Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in classical languages & literature. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in classical languages & literature from Cornell University
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in classical languages & literature needs to check out Georgetown University. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in classical languages & literature from Georgetown University
Bucknell University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in classical languages & literature. Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Lewisburg.More information about a bachelor’s in classical languages & literature from Bucknell University
Hunter is a very large public college located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in classical languages & literature from Hunter College
Explore the best classical languages & literature colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 275 | 94 |
| Pennsylvania | 274 | 81 |
| Maryland | 207 | 14 |
| New Jersey | 193 | 20 |
| Delaware | 130 | 4 |
| District of Columbia | 126 | 21 |
Classical Languages & Literature is one of 18 different types of Foreign Languages & Linguistics programs to choose from.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Romance Languages | 1,391 |
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 715 |
| East Asian Languages | 199 |
| Germanic Languages | 113 |
| Middle Eastern Semitic Languages | 107 |
| American Sign Language | 95 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 75 |
| Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) | 33 |
| Iranian & Persian Languages | 7 |