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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Classical & Ancient Studies (Income $0-$30k)

5 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$46,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Classics Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Classics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 262 people earned their degree in classical and ancient studies, making the major the 300th most popular in the United States. 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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 classical and ancient studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Classics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree 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 Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Classical & Ancient Studies (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Classics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 1 masters’s classics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree classics students whose families make $0-$30k list, Brown has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Classics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s classics students in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full U-M Classical & Ancient Studies Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Classics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #3 spot on the list. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s classics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree classics students whose families make $0-$30k list, UC Berkeley has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347.

Read more about Classical & Ancient Studies at UC Berkeley

#4

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Classics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #4 spot on the list. Tufts University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tufts, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Classical & Ancient Studies at Tufts University

#5

New York University

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Classics Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s classics degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

Full NYU Classical & Ancient Studies Report

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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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