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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Ancient Studies/Civilization in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

4 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Ancient Studies/Civilization Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

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Ancient Studies/Civilization is the 863rd most popular major in the country with 135 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Ancient Studies/Civilization Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Ancient Studies/Civilization Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Ancient Studies/Civilization in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ancient studies/civilization degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UMBC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Ancient Studies/Civilization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UMBC is $19,082 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Ancient Studies/Civilization students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#2

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vassar College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ancient Studies/Civilization Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Vassar College is a small school located in Poughkeepsie, New York that handed out 5 bachelors’s ancient studies/civilization degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vassar, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Ancient Studies/Civilization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $26,208 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ancient studies/civilization students with aid per year to attend Vassar.

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%. 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 student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Barnard College landed the #3 spot on the list. Barnard College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 3 bachelors’s ancient studies/civilization degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Barnard, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Ancient Studies/Civilization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Barnard is $28,204 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ancient studies/civilization students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#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 Getting Aid. Bronx, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s ancient studies/civilization degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fordham U, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Ancient Studies/Civilization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fordham University is $36,761 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Ancient Studies/Civilization students with aid.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *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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