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2023 Best Value Colleges for Classical & Ancient Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
42 Degrees Awarded
$31,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Classics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Classics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2020-2021, 275 people earned their degree in classical and ancient studies, making the major the 309th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, classical and ancient studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $26,214 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 42 classical and ancient studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Classics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in classical and ancient studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great classical and ancient studies programs and 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 in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Classics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Classical & Ancient Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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 in the Middle Atlantic Region. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s classics degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

UMBC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $19,460 for Middle Atlantic Region Classics students per year to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Classical & Ancient Studies at UMBC

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New York University
New York, New York

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Classics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #2 spot on the list. New York University is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 6 ’s classics degrees in 2020-2021.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $38,569 for Middle Atlantic Region Classics students per year to attend NYU.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 full report on Classical & Ancient Studies at NYU

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Classics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #3 spot on the list. George Washington University is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 2 ’s classics degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region classics students list, GWU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $32,563 for middle atlantic region classics students per year to attend GWU.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Classical & Ancient Studies at GWU

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Classics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #4 spot on the list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s classics degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region classics students list, Syracuse has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $34,683 for middle atlantic region classics students per year to attend Syracuse.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Syracuse University Classical & Ancient Studies Report

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Fordham University
Bronx, New York

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Classics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified ’s classics students in 2020-2021.

Fordham U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Fordham U is $38,147 for Middle Atlantic Region Classics students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Fordham U Classical & Ancient Studies Report

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Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #6, Franklin and Marshall College did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Classics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified ’s classics students in 2020-2021.

Franklin and Marshall did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Franklin and Marshall is $30,911 for Middle Atlantic Region Classics students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Classical & Ancient Studies at Franklin and Marshall

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Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, New York

Vassar College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value Classics Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Vassar College is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s classics degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vassar, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Classical & Ancient Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Vassar College is $27,499 for middle atlantic region classics students.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 Classical & Ancient Studies at Vassar

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