When it comes to popularity, archeology sits in the middle of the road, ranking #724 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for archeology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 48 degrees in archeology to qualified students.
The archeology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Archeology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Archeology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Archeology Schools in California list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of archeology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of California - Los Angeles is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in archeology. UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 7 archeology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat University of Southern California if you want to pursue a degree in archeology. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 archeology students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in archeology needs to look into Saint Mary's College of California. Located in the large suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 30th out of 168 colleges 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.
Every student pursuing a degree in archeology has to take a look at University of California - Santa Cruz. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a fairly large student population. 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.
One of 0 majors within the Archeology area of study, Archeology has other similar majors worth exploring.
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).