2023 Most Well Attended Classics Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s

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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 Far Western US region, there were 39 classical and ancient studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 0 classical and ancient studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Classics Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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 in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Classics Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s”.

Top 2 Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Classical & Ancient Studies in the Far Western US Region

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University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, California

#3 overall quality in Far Western US

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Classics Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #1 spot on the list. University of California - 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 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 freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Classical & Ancient Studies at University of California - Berkeley

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La Sierra University
Riverside, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend La Sierra University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Classics Major in the Far Western US Region for a Master’s list. This small school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 0 masters’s classics degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Classical & Ancient Studies at La Sierra University

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

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Benh LIEU SONG.