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2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Archeology

26 Colleges
5,415,716 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,589 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Value Archeology School for You

Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for ArcheologyIn 2021-2022, N/A people earned their bachelor's in archeology, making the major the #257 most popular in the United States.

This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Archeology ranking looked at 26 colleges that offer a bachelor's in archeology. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. For this ranking, we are identifying those archeology schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.

To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.

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2024 Best Value Archeology Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for the money for archeology majors.

Top 10 Best Value Archeology Schools

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Brigham Young University - Provo comes in at #1 in this year's ranking. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at BYU is 5.2 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $12,451. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from BYU is about $64,123. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

Read full report on Archeology at Brigham Young University - Provo

2

Our rankings recognize University of Wisconsin - La Crosse as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public college with a fairly large student population.

It takes the average student at UW - La Crosse about 4.5 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $19,352. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from UW - La Crosse be around $86,697. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

Read full report on Archeology at University of Wisconsin - La Crosse

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Our rankings recognize University of Missouri - Columbia as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

It takes about 4.4 years for the average student at Mizzou to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $31,221. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Mizzou is $136,124. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

Full Archeology at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Washington University. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at WWU to complete their degree, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $29,662. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the WWU is $134,665. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

Full Archeology at Western Washington University Report

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UC is 4.6 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $31,117. This means that the average student pays around $141,582 to get a bachelor’s degree from UC. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill. UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Archeology Schools list.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at UNC Chapel Hill is 4.1 years, and it costs about $27,887 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from UNC Chapel Hill is $114,058. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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SUNY Potsdam
Potsdam, NY

Our rankings recognize SUNY Potsdam as the #7 school in this year's rankings. SUNY Potsdam is a small public school located in the town of Potsdam.

The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at SUNY Potsdam is 4.3 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $22,721. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from SUNY Potsdam is $97,928. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

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Hunter College
New York, NY

Hunter College comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

It takes about 4.7 years for the average student at Hunter to complete their degree, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $21,690. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Hunter is about $101,292. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.

Full Archeology at Hunter College Report

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus earned the #9 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population. UW Seattle did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Archeology Schools list.

At UW Seattle, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $37,180. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from UW Seattle is $157,643. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.

Read full report on Archeology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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College of Charleston
Charleston, SC

Our rankings recognize College of Charleston as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Charleston, C of C is a public college with a fairly large student population.

At C of C, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and it costs about $38,099 per year to attend the school. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from C of C is $158,111. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.

Read full report on Archeology at College of Charleston

Archeology by Region

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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

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