by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Archeology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 339 people earned their degree in archeology, making the major the 302nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, archeology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $27,671 and had an average of $25,192 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 76 archeology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 archeology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Archeology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in archeology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular archeology programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree archeology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Potsdam. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Archeology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Potsdam, New York, this small public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s archeology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Archeology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s archeology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Archeology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryn Mawr College landed the #3 spot on the list. Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s archeology degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Archeology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. Hunter is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 6 bachelors’s archeology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Archeology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Dickinson College landed the #5 spot on the list. Dickinson College is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s archeology degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Archeology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s archeology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
New York University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Archeology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 3 bachelors’s archeology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
SUNY Cortland landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Archeology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. SUNY Cortland is a medium-sized school located in Cortland, New York that handed out 2 bachelors’s archeology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Mercyhurst University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Archeology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Erie, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s archeology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Hamilton College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Archeology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Hamilton College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Clinton, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Lycoming College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Archeology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s archeology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Cornell University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Archeology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s archeology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #13, Haverford College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Archeology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Haverford is located in Haverford, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s archeology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Swarthmore College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Archeology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Swarthmore College is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s archeology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Brooklyn College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Archeology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s archeology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Archeology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. The Graduate Center, CUNY is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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