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2022 Best Value Ancient Studies/Civilization Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$13,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Ancient Studies/Civilization Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Ancient Studies/Civilization Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 135 people earned their degree in ancient studies/civilization, making the major the 863rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 34 ancient studies/civilization graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 ancient studies/civilization graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ancient Studies/Civilization Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in ancient studies/civilization. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ancient studies/civilization programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the ancient studies/civilization program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Ancient Studies/Civilization Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Ancient Studies/Civilization Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Ancient Studies/Civilization (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ancient Studies/Civilization Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 13 bachelors’s ancient studies/civilization degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMBC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Ancient Studies/Civilization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMBC is $10,820 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Ancient Studies/Civilization students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vassar College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Ancient Studies/Civilization Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Vassar is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s ancient studies/civilization degrees to qualified students.

Vassar did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Ancient Studies/Civilization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Vassar College is $8,186 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Ancient Studies/Civilization students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Barnard College

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Ancient Studies/Civilization Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Barnard College landed the #3 spot on the list. Barnard College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Barnard also took the #1 spot in our “Best Ancient Studies/Civilization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Barnard College is $12,377 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ancient studies/civilization students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Barnard Ancient Studies/Civilization Report

#4

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fordham University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Ancient Studies/Civilization Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 8 bachelors’s ancient studies/civilization degrees in 2019-2020.

Fordham U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Ancient Studies/Civilization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Fordham U is $23,727 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ancient studies/civilization students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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