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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Archeology

9 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$31,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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” 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” ranking looked at 9 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the archeology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Archeology

#1

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wheaton College Illinois. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s. Wheaton, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s archeology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wheaton College Illinois, the school also landed 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Archeology at Wheaton College Illinois

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s archeology degrees to 6 students 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 University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Archeology at Texas A&M College Station

#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #3 spot on the list. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 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 Cornell are $30,042.

Full Cornell University Archeology Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 2 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Mizzou Archeology Report

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

IUP also made our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. 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 full report on Archeology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

#6

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

University of California - Los Angeles ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s archeology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Archeology Report

#9 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s list. UMass Boston is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 7 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree archeology students list, UMass Boston has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Archeology at University of Massachusetts - Boston

#8

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Bryn Mawr College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Bryn Mawr is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Bryn Mawr also took the #4 spot in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bryn Mawr are $45,240, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Archeology at Bryn Mawr College

#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 list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s archeology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

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 U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boston University 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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