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

1 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$31,300 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region for Classics” 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 Southwest region, there were 4 classical and ancient studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent classical and ancient studies programs, but they also offer a lot of support to 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 Southwest Region for Classics

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

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

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Classics that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rice University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s classics degrees to qualified students.

Rice also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 7,643 students enrolled at Rice, 157 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 80 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,656. On top of their other funding sources, 68 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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