2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 87 archeology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 archeology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 2 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree archeology students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Archeology in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s archeology students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Archeology at Cornell

#2

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

Indiana, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$18,207 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Indiana, Pennsylvania that handed out 8 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

IUP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus are $18,207, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Archeology Report

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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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