2024 Best Archeology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Archeologymaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #267 out of the 343 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for archeology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 14 master's degrees in archeology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on archeology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other archeology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for archeology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized archeology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for archeology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The archeology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Archeology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Archeology in the Middle Atlantic Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in archeology.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Archeology

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

2 Annual Graduates

Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in archeology. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in archeology from Cornell University

2

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus
Indiana, PA

9 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in archeology needs to look into Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. IUP is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Indiana.More information about a master’s in archeology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

Best Archeology Colleges by State

Explore the best archeology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	2
Pennsylvania	248	12

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Rankings in Majors Related to Archeology

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Archeology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Archeology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Archeology	14

Majors Similar to Archeology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
International Relations & National Security	2,093
Economics	1,314
Political Science & Government	674
Geography & Cartography	220
Anthropology	215
Sociology	212
Urban Studies	152
Other Social Sciences	152
General Social Sciences	126
Demography & Population Studies	7

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.