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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Civilization Major

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Classical Civilization Major

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Civilization Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Archaeology & Classical Studies is the 947th most popular major in the country with 138 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 archaeology and classical studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Civilization Major” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in archaeology and classical studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their archaeology and classical studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Civilization Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree classical civilization students.

Top 5 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Archaeology & Classical Studies

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Civilization Major list. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s classical civilization degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Tufts Archaeology & Classical Studies Report

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Civilization Major list. Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s classical civilization degrees to qualified students.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Harvard University Archaeology & Classical Studies Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Civilization Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 13 masters’s classical civilization degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.

Read more about Archaeology & Classical Studies at University of California - Berkeley

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La Sierra University
Riverside, California

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Civilization Major that were part of this year’s ranking, La Sierra University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Riverside, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s classical civilization students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Classical Civilization Major. Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Archaeology & Classical Studies at Brown University

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