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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Classical & Ancient Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 46 classical and ancient studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 classical and ancient studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in classical and ancient studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality classical and ancient studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the classical and ancient studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree classics students.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Classical & Ancient Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a fairly large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 13 bachelors’s classics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree classics students list, UMBC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maryland - Baltimore County is $19,082 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Classics students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Barnard College

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Barnard College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s classics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree classics students list, Barnard has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Barnard is $28,204 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree classics students.

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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Franklin and Marshall College

Lancaster, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Franklin and Marshall College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s classics students in 2019-2020.

Franklin and Marshall not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Franklin and Marshall is $30,281 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Classics students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Classical & Ancient Studies at Franklin and Marshall College

#4

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the #4 spot on the list. Fordham University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 8 bachelors’s classics degrees in 2019-2020.

Fordham U also took the #5 spot in our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Fordham U is $36,761 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree classics students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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#5

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vassar College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Classics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Poughkeepsie, New York, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s classics degrees in 2019-2020.

Vassar not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Vassar College is $26,208 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Classics students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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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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