2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Archeology in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Archeology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Archeology at Mizzou

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$28,845 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s archeology degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #2 spot in our “Best Archeology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Archeology Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Archeology

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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