2026 Best Value General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Schools in the The Plains States Region
[General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics](/majors/foreign-languages-linguistics/classical-languages-literature/classics-and-classical-languages-literatures-and-linguistics-general/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 23 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics schools.
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2026 Best Value General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Schools in the The Plains States Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value General Classics & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics Schools
Leading the list is University Of Missouri Columbia, our #1 best value for general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics in the The Plains States Region. Located in the city of Columbia, University Of Missouri Columbia is a very large public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $14,837, compared with $36,056 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics graduates is $21,818. Early-career general classics & classical languages, literatures, & linguistics graduates make about $53,134. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 78% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 23 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).
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