2025 Best Ancient Studies/Civilization Schools

Ancient Studies/Civilization is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #902 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for ancient studies/civilization students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 118 degrees in ancient studies/civilization annually.

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• Best Overall Ancient Studies/Civilization Schools List

Ancient Studies/Civilization 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 Ancient Studies/Civilization Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Ancient Studies/Civilization in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the ancient studies/civilization degree levels they offer.

Top Schools in Ancient Studies/Civilization

1

Boston University
Boston, MA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Boston University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in ancient studies/civilization. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston.More information about a degree in ancient studies/civilization from Boston University

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Iowa is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in ancient studies/civilization. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Iowa City.More information about a degree in ancient studies/civilization from University of Iowa

Ancient Studies/Civilization by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Ancient Studies/Civilization Related Rankings by Major

Ancient Studies/Civilization is one of 2 different types of Classical & Ancient Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Ancient Studies/Civilization

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Archaeology & Classical Studies	160

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Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Benh LIEU SONG.

More about our data sources and methodologies.