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2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

10 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$34,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master's For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 archeology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 10 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the archeology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Archeology (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s archeology students in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Archeology at Cornell

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. UCLA is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 6 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree archeology students whose families make $75-$110k list, UCLA has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Archeology Report

#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s archeology students in 2019-2020.

Brown also took the #0 spot in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363.

Full Brown University Archeology Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 2 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mizzou, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Archeology at University of Missouri - Columbia

#5

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wheaton College Illinois. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Wheaton College Illinois is located in Wheaton, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s archeology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree archeology students whose families make $75-$110k list, Wheaton College Illinois has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wheaton College Illinois are $17,424.

Read full report on Archeology at Wheaton College Illinois

#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s archeology students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743.

Read full report on Archeology at Texas A&M College Station

#9 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 7 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston also made our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485.

Full UMass Boston Archeology Report

#8

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Boston University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s archeology degrees to qualified students.

Boston U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Archeology at Boston University

#8 in overall quality

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. IUP is a fairly large school located in Indiana, Pennsylvania that handed out 8 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

IUP also took the #8 spot in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IUP are $18,207.

Read full report on Archeology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

#10

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Bryn Mawr College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Bryn Mawr is a small school located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree archeology students whose families make $75-$110k list, Bryn Mawr has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bryn Mawr are $45,240, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Archeology at Bryn Mawr College

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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