2024 Best Classical & Ancient Studies Schools in the New England Region
3Colleges in the New England Region
50Classics 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 reviewed 3 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of classical & ancient studies. Combined, these schools handed out 50 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
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Classical & Ancient Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Classical & Ancient Studies in the New England Region
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 Boston University if you wish to pursue a degree in classical & ancient studies. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 7 classical & ancient studies students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Colby College if you want to pursue a degree in classical & ancient studies. Located in the town of Waterville, Colby is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #82 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Colby is a great college overall.
There were approximately 8 classical & ancient studies students who graduated with this degree at Colby in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Mount Holyoke College if you wish to pursue a degree in classical & ancient studies. Mt. Holyoke is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of South Hadley. This college ranks 20th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 3 classical & ancient studies students who graduated with this degree at Mt. Holyoke in the most recent year we have data available.
Saint Anselm College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in classical & ancient studies. St. Anselm College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize suburb of Manchester. This college ranks 4th out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were approximately 2 classical & ancient studies students who graduated with this degree at St. Anselm College 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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