2023 Best Value Archives/Archival Administration Schools
2
Ranked Colleges
214
Degrees Awarded
$22,200
Avg Net Price*
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Archives/Archival Administration is the 883rd most popular major in the country with 214 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Best Value Archives/Archival Administration Schools” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in archives/archival administration. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent archives/archival administration programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the archives/archival administration program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Archives/Archival Administration Schools
The colleges and universities below are the best for archives/archival administration students.
Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Archives/Archival Administration
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Archives/Archival Administration Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in San Jose, California, this large public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified ’s archives/archival administration students in 2020-2021.
San Jose State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Archives/Archival Administration Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Jose State is $16,542 for archives/archival administration students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Archives/Archival Administration at San Jose State University
Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Archives/Archival Administration Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 124 diplomas to qualified ’s archives/archival administration students in 2020-2021.
Simmons also took the #2 spot in our “Best Archives/Archival Administration Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Simmons University is $27,920 for Archives/Archival Administration students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on Archives/Archival Administration at Simmons University
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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