2024 Best Archeology Schools in the Far Western US Region
6Colleges in the Far Western US Region
72Archeology Degrees Awarded
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in archeology. It is ranked #302 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Archeology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 72 degrees in archeology to qualified students.
Your choice of archeology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Archeology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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Best Schools for Archeology in the Far Western US Region
The schools below may not offer all types of archeology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in archeology has to check out University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 5 archeology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Southern California is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in archeology. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 5 archeology students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in archeology. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 12 archeology students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
Western Washington University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in archeology. WWU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bellingham. This university ranks 5th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 15 archeology students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.
SMC is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Moraga. This college ranks 30th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 2 archeology students who graduated with this degree at SMC in the most recent year we have data available.
UC Santa Cruz is a large public university located in the city of Santa Cruz. This university ranks 19th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 3 archeology students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Salem, Willamette is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 23rd out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 6 archeology students who graduated with this degree at Willamette in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Your choice of archeology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Archeology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
