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2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate

5 Ranked Colleges
10 Degrees Awarded
$40,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Archeology is the 295th most popular major in the country with 324 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 archeology graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in archeology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality archeology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the archeology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree archeology students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Archeology

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s archeology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree archeology students list, Mizzou has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Archeology Doctor’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

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Archeology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Archeology at UW Seattle

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 1 doctorate’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Archeology Doctor’s Degree Schools” 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

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #2 spot in our “Best Archeology Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Archeology at Boston U

#5

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s archeology students in 2019-2020.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Archeology Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brown University Archeology Report

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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