2026 Best Value Archeology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
[Archeology](/majors/social-sciences/archeology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 22 schools to find the best return on investment for archeology students.
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2026 Best Value Archeology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in archeology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Archeology Schools
For return on investment in archeology, no school beat Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Main Campus this year. Located in the town of Indiana, Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Main Campus is a large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $11,380, while out-of-state students pay about $16,297. Typical student debt for archeology graduates is $26,513. Archeology graduates of Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Main Campus earn a median of $42,972 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 91% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 22 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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