AncientScholar22

I'm a junior undergraduate at University of Missouri- Columbia, and i'm majoring in both ancient history and classics. I would like to graduate and go into a graduate program, but i'm not sure if Mizzou is the right place for me to do my graduate studies at. Is there a better college for me that will eventually help me persue a career for teaching college level history/classics?

I'm also open to colleges outside of the US.

menloparkmom

u of chicago

Archaeologist

Go talk to your professors. Do not pass go; do not collect $200. Your professors are the single best source of information about graduate programs.

That said, your interests are extremely vague. Classics is a very large field, let alone history. Assuming you want to continue in ancient history, you need to identify your interests. Deciding between Greek and Roman history would be a start, and then you need to narrow down even further (archaic Greece? late Roman Empire? Hellenistic?). Alternately, you could identify thematic interests (military history, economy and trade interactions, etc.).

Graduate programs expect you to write a statement of purpose that precisely outlines what you want to study, why you want to study it, and why you want to study at that particular university. You need to be as detailed as possible.

Not all programs are good in every subfield, so nobody can give you recommendations without knowing your interests. For example, Chicago would be a horrible choice for someone interested in Bronze or Dark Age Greece, because Chicago lacks anyone working in that area. Cincinnati would instead be the place to go.


The Classical Journal has detailed information about the major programs that would be a place to start:
Graduate Study in Classics