2023 Best Ancient Studies/Civilization Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Ancient Studies/Civilization for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 137 people earned their degree in ancient studies/civilization, making the major the 902nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 26 ancient studies/civilization graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 ancient studies/civilization graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Ancient Studies/Civilization for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in ancient studies/civilization. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ancient studies/civilization programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the ancient studies/civilization program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Ancient Studies/Civilization for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree vets studying ancient studies/civilization.
Top 2 Best Ancient Studies/Civilization Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Ancient Studies/Civilization for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #1 spot on the list. UMBC is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMBC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Ancient Studies/Civilization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Among the 13,497 students enrolled at University of Maryland - Baltimore County, 53 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 30 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,027. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vassar College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Ancient Studies/Civilization for a Bachelor’s. Located in Poughkeepsie, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ancient studies/civilization students in 2020-2021.
Vassar also took the #1 spot in our “Best Ancient Studies/Civilization Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 46 of the 2,435 students enrolled at Vassar were GI Bill® students, of which 32 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $24,278. During this same period, 33 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Vassar]](/colleges/vassar-college/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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