2024 Best Classical & Ancient Studies Schools in New York
2Colleges in New York
23Classics 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.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Classical & Ancient Studies Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 23 degrees in classical & ancient studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Best Schools for Classical & Ancient Studies in New York
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.
It is difficult to beat New York University if you wish to pursue a degree in classical & ancient studies. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 6 classical & ancient studies students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
Vassar College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in classical & ancient studies. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 13th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 5 classical & ancient studies students who graduated with this degree at Vassar in the most recent data year.
Fordham University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in classical & ancient studies. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Bronx. This university ranks 10th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 4 classical & ancient studies students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U 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.
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