2024 Best Classical & Ancient Studies Schools in California
3Colleges in California
39Classics Degrees Awarded
Classical & Ancient Studies degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #309 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Classical & Ancient Studies Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 39 degrees in classical & ancient studies to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Classical & Ancient Studies School
Your choice of classical & ancient studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Classical & Ancient Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Classical & Ancient Studies Rankings by Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Classical & Ancient Studies Schools in California list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Classical & Ancient Studies in California
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the classics degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of California - Berkeley is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in classical & ancient studies. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 classical & ancient studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.
University of California - Los Angeles is a great option for students pursuing a degree in classical & ancient studies. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 19 classical & ancient studies students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
University of California - Davis is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in classical & ancient studies. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 6 classical & ancient studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of classical & ancient studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Classical & Ancient Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
