Classical and Ancient Studies
249 students earn a classical and ancient studies credential each year across 49 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $32,054
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $51,424
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Bachelor's programs — 46 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California16—1 year out——2University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California15—1 year out——3Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire12—1 year out——4University of MiamiCoral Gables, Florida11—1 year out——5University of IowaIowa City, Iowa11—1 year out——6Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts10—1 year out——7Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee9—1 year out——8University of California-DavisDavis, California8—1 year out——9Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana8—1 year out——10University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska7$32,0541 year out$51,424$24,00011Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, Pennsylvania7—1 year out——12Randolph-Macon CollegeAshland, Virginia7—1 year out——13University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois6—1 year out——14Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri6—1 year out——15Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, California5—1 year out——16George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia5—1 year out——17University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland5—1 year out——18University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan5—1 year out——19Fordham UniversityBronx, New York5—1 year out——20Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, Connecticut4—1 year out——21Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia4—1 year out——22Butler UniversityIndianapolis, Indiana4—1 year out——23Bates CollegeLewiston, Maine4—1 year out——24Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri4—1 year out——25University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond, Virginia4—1 year out——26Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, Iowa3—1 year out——27Colby CollegeWaterville, Maine3—1 year out——28Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts3—1 year out——29Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo, Michigan3—1 year out——30Barnard CollegeNew York, New York3—1 year out——31Colgate UniversityHamilton, New York3—1 year out——32Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie, New York3—1 year out——33Knox CollegeGalesburg, Illinois2—1 year out——34Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan2—1 year out——35College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph, Minnesota2—1 year out——36St Olaf CollegeNorthfield, Minnesota2—1 year out——37Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York2—1 year out——38Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——39Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, Illinois1—1 year out——40Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, Massachusetts1—1 year out——41Creighton UniversityOmaha, Nebraska1—1 year out——42Haverford CollegeHaverford, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——43Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport, Pennsylvania1—1 year out$46,325—44Rice UniversityHouston, Texas1—1 year out——45Nelson UniversityWaxahachie, Texas1—1 year out——46Concordia University-WisconsinMequon, Wisconsin1—1 year out——
Certificate programs — 3 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).
















































