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Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics graduate programs: earnings and debt by school

58 colleges award master's degrees in classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics.

Master's programs58

Graduates in 2023-24197

Typical median debtn/a

Typical earnings 1 yr aftern/a

Typical earnings 4 yrs aftern/a

Earnings to debtn/a

Official field: Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. Admission figures such as LSAT, MCAT or GRE scores are not part of this federal data, so check each school.

Degree level	Programs	Typical earnings 1 yr after	Typical median debt
Master's	58	n/a	n/a
Doctoral	35	n/a	n/a

Is it worth it? Debt vs first-year pay

Each dot is one master's program. Dots above the dashed line have graduates earning more in their first year than the program's median debt.

Master's programs in classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics

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College	Graduates (2023-24)	Earnings 1 yr after	Earnings 4 yrs after	Median debt
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, NY	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
Duke UniversityDurham, NC	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL	12	n/a	n/a	n/a
Fordham UniversityBronx, NY	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
Houston Christian UniversityHouston, TX	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
Kent State University at KentKent, OH	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
New York UniversityNew York, NY	6	n/a	n/a	n/a
Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, OH	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
St. John's CollegeSanta Fe, NM	21	n/a	n/a	n/a
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, DC	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans, LA	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of ArizonaTucson, AZ	9	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of ChicagoChicago, IL	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, OH	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO	8	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of DallasIrving, TX	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of FloridaGainesville, FL	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of GeorgiaAthens, GA	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of IowaIowa City, IA	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of KansasLawrence, KS	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of KentuckyLexington, KY	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, MA	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, MA	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, MO	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of OregonEugene, OR	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of VermontBurlington, VT	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, WI	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
Villanova UniversityVillanova, PA	24	n/a	n/a	n/a
Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, MO	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT	6	n/a	n/a	n/a

Doctoral programs in classics and classical languages, literatures, and linguistics

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College	Graduates (2023-24)	Earnings 1 yr after	Earnings 4 yrs after	Median debt
Brown UniversityProvidence, RI	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PA	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, NY	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
Duke UniversityDurham, NC	5	n/a	n/a	n/a
Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
Fordham UniversityBronx, NY	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, IN	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
New York UniversityNew York, NY	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, NJ	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
Stanford UniversityStanford, CA	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
The Catholic University of AmericaWashington, DC	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA	0	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of ChicagoChicago, IL	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, OH	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of FloridaGainesville, FL	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign, IL	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI	6	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, MO	2	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, VA	3	n/a	n/a	n/a
University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, WA	4	n/a	n/a	n/a
Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, MO	1	n/a	n/a	n/a
Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT	3	n/a	n/a	n/a

Undergraduate: Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics major

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data.