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2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Classical & Ancient Studies

10 Ranked Colleges
11 Degrees Awarded
$36,600 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Classics Major for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Classics Major for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Classical & Ancient Studies is the 309th most popular major in the country with 275 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 classical and ancient studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Classics Major for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in classical and ancient studies. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in classical and ancient studies.

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Most Well Attended Classics Major for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree classics students.

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New York University
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Classics Major for a Master’s. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s classics degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.

Full NYU Classical & Ancient Studies Report

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Classics Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s classics degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.

Full Harvard Classical & Ancient Studies Report

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Classics Major for a Master’s list. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s classics degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Classical & Ancient Studies at Tufts University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Classics Major for a Master’s. USU is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 1 masters’s classics degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full USU Classical & Ancient Studies Report

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Classics Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s classics degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full U-M Classical & Ancient Studies Report

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Classics Major for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston U is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 masters’s classics degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Classical & Ancient Studies at Boston U

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Classics Major for a Master’s list. UC Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of California - Berkeley Classical & Ancient Studies Report

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La Sierra University
Riverside, California

La Sierra University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Classics Major for a Master’s ranking. Riverside, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s classics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full La Sierra Classical & Ancient Studies Report

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Case Western Reserve University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Classics Major for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 0 masters’s classics degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Case Western Classical & Ancient Studies Report

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Brown University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Classics Major for a Master’s ranking. Brown University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 2 masters’s classics degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Classical & Ancient Studies at Brown

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