2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Archeology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 324 people earned their degree in archeology, making the major the 295th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, archeology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $19,700 and had an average of $20,521 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 17 archeology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 archeology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Archeology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 1 doctorate’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Archeology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Archeology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

#2

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s archeology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #1 spot in our “Best Archeology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Archeology at University of Missouri - Columbia

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Archeology (Income $0-$30k)

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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