2024 Best Archeology Schools in the Far Western US Region
6Colleges in the Far Western US Region
80Archeology Degrees Awarded
Archeology isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #724 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Archeology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 80 degrees in archeology to qualified students.
Your choice of archeology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Archeology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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Best Schools for Archeology in the Far Western US Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the archeology degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student who is interested in archeology has to look into University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 7 archeology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.
University of Southern California is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in archeology. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 5 archeology students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in archeology. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were about 12 archeology students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
Western Washington University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in archeology. WWU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bellingham. This university ranks 5th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 15 archeology students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent data year.
SMC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Moraga. This college ranks 30th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 2 archeology students who graduated with this degree at SMC in the most recent data year.
UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Santa Cruz. This university ranks 19th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 2 archeology students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Salem, Willamette is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 5 archeology students who graduated with this degree at Willamette in the most recent data year.
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Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of archeology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Archeology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
