2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Archeology

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 324 people earned their degree in archeology, making the major the 678th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 archeology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 5 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 Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree archeology students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Archeology

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #4 spot in our “Best Archeology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Archeology at Mizzou

#2

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#3 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s archeology degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Archeology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Archeology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#5 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Archeology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Archeology Report

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#2 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Archeology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston University Archeology Report

#5

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #5 spot on the list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s archeology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Brown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Archeology Doctor’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.

Read full report on Archeology at Brown

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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