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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Classical & Ancient Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

4 Ranked Colleges
32 Degrees Awarded
$7,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast 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 Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Classical & Ancient Studies is the 300th most popular major in the country with 262 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, classical and ancient studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $21,133 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 34 classical and ancient studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 classical and ancient studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in classical and ancient studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent classical and ancient studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the classical and ancient studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Classical & Ancient Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s classics degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $3,156 for southeast region bachelor’s degree classics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Vanderbilt University.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s classics degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,468 for southeast region bachelor’s degree classics students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Emory University.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.

Read full report on Classical & Ancient Studies at Emory University

#3

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Richmond. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. URichmond is a private not-for-profit institution located in University of Richmond, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

URichmond also made our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend University of Richmond is $9,112 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Classics students whose families make $0-$30k.

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. The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Classical & Ancient Studies at University of Richmond

#4

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s classics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Georgia is $7,541 for southeast region bachelor’s degree classics students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Classical & Ancient Studies at University of Georgia

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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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