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2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

10 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$34,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master's For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Archeology is the 678th most popular major in the country with 324 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 archeology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in archeology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great archeology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the archeology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree archeology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Archeology (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 7 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042.

Full Cornell Archeology Report

#2

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s archeology students in 2019-2020.

Brown also took the #0 spot in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Archeology at Brown

#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Los Angeles is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree archeology students whose families make $30-$48k list, UCLA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Archeology at University of California - Los Angeles

#4

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryn Mawr College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bryn Mawr, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bryn Mawr College are $45,240, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Bryn Mawr Archeology Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Archeology Report

#6

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Boston University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s archeology degrees to qualified students.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston U Archeology Report

#7 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Mizzou is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 2 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

Read full report on Archeology at University of Missouri - Columbia

#8

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Wheaton College Illinois came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Wheaton, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s archeology students in 2019-2020.

Wheaton College Illinois also took the #6 spot in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wheaton College Illinois are $17,424, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wheaton College Illinois Archeology Report

#9 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 7 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Archeology at University of Massachusetts - Boston

#8 in overall quality

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. IUP is a fairly large school located in Indiana, Pennsylvania that handed out 8 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

IUP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUP are $18,207, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Archeology Report

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

Footnotes

  • *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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