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2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

10 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$34,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in archeology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent archeology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the archeology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree archeology students with aid.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Archeology (With Aid)

#1

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. UCLA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 6 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 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 UCLA are $28,131.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s archeology degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

Read more about Archeology at Texas A&M College Station

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s archeology degrees to qualified students.

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 Mizzou are $27,193.

Read more about Archeology at University of Missouri - Columbia

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s archeology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree archeology students with aid list, Cornell has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell University Archeology Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s archeology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston also took the #9 spot in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Archeology at University of Massachusetts - Boston

#6

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

Brown University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Brown is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 1 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree archeology students with aid list, Brown has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363.

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#8 in overall quality

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

IUP also took the #8 spot in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus are $18,207.

Read more about Archeology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

#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 Getting Aid ranking. Located in Wheaton, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s archeology students in 2019-2020.

Wheaton College Illinois did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wheaton College Illinois are $17,424, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wheaton College Illinois Archeology Report

#9

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Boston University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

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#10

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Bryn Mawr College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s archeology students in 2019-2020.

Bryn Mawr not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 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 Bryn Mawr are $45,240.

Read more about Archeology at Bryn Mawr College

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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