by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archeology Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 333 people earned their degree in archeology, making the major the 724th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 6 archeology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archeology Major” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in archeology. That schools that top this list have a program in archeology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archeology Major” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree archeology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archeology Major. Northwest Community College is a small public school situated in Powell, Wyoming. It awarded 0 associates’s archeology degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archeology Major. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 2 associates’s archeology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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 more about Archeology at Austin Community College District
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palomar College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archeology Major list. This fairly large school is located in San Marcos, California, and it awarded 4 associates’s archeology degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Moorpark College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archeology Major list. This fairly large school is located in Moorpark, California, and it awarded 0 associates’s archeology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archeology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 4 associates’s archeology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Full Pima County Community College District Archeology Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Archeology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Merced College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Merced, California, this fairly large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s archeology students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Archeology at Merced Community College District
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