2023 Most Well Attended Classics Major in the Southwest Region

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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 Southwest region, there were 4 classical and ancient studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Classics Major in the Southwest Region” 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 Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region classics students.

Top 2 Most Popular Colleges for Classical & Ancient Studies in the Southwest Region

1

Rice University
Houston, Texas

#1 overall quality in Southwest

$64,867 Average Early-Career Earnings

$11,733 Average Student Debt

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Classics Major in the Southwest Region. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 4 ’s classics degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 97%.

Read more about Classical & Ancient Studies at Rice

2

Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Waxahachie, Texas

$36,476 Average Early-Career Earnings

$28,094 Average Student Debt

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Assemblies of God University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Classics Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Waxahachie, Texas, and it awarded 0 ’s classics degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Classical & Ancient Studies at Southwestern Assemblies of God University

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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

• *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.