2024 Best Classical & Ancient Studies Schools
20
Colleges in the United States
275
Classics Degrees Awarded
Classical & Ancient Studies degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #309 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual reviewed 20 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of classical & ancient studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 275 degrees in classical & ancient studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Classical & Ancient Studies School
Your choice of classical & ancient studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Classical & Ancient Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Classical & Ancient Studies Rankings by Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Classical & Ancient Studies Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Classical & Ancient Studies in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the classics degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Schools in Classics
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CA
University of California - Berkeley is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in classical & ancient studies. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 classical & ancient studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.
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Every student who is interested in classical & ancient studies needs to check out New York University. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 classical & ancient studies students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MI
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in classical & ancient studies. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were roughly 10 classical & ancient studies students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MA
It is difficult to beat Boston University if you wish to pursue a degree in classical & ancient studies. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 7 classical & ancient studies students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TN
Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were about 9 classical & ancient studies students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MO
Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 classical & ancient studies students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 19 classical & ancient studies students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TX
Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 classical & ancient studies students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CA
Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 classical & ancient studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the town of Waterville, Colby is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #82 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Colby is a great college overall.
There were roughly 8 classical & ancient studies students who graduated with this degree at Colby in the most recent data year.
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