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2023 Best Classical & Ancient Studies Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

1 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$33,600 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Classics

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Classics” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

Across the Southeast region, there were 28 classical and ancient studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great classical and ancient studies programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the classical and ancient studies program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Classics

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region vets studying classics.

Top 1 Best Classical & Ancient Studies Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Classics that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified ’s classics students in 2020-2021.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, Vanderbilt supports 13,537 students, and 13 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 3 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $17,769. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, 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.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Vanderbilt University]](/colleges/vanderbilt-university/student-life/veterans/)

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