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2022 Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

Across the Plains States region, there were 38 classical and ancient studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 classical and ancient studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the classical and ancient studies 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 Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Classical & Ancient Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Washington University in St Louis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Louis, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Washington University in St Louis is $6,248 for plains states region bachelor’s degree classics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read more about Classical & Ancient Studies at Washington University in St Louis

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s classics students in 2019-2020.

UNL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UNL is $13,508 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Classics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 7 bachelors’s classics degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $15,073 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Classics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Iowa.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s classics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $15,380 for plains states region bachelor’s degree classics students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Kansas.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Classical & Ancient Studies at University of Kansas

#5

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Creighton University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s classics degrees in 2019-2020.

Creighton also took the #2 spot in our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Creighton is $28,108 for plains states region bachelor’s degree classics students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Creighton University 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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