2024 Best Archives/Archival Administration Master's Degree Schools

If you plan on getting your master's degree in archives/archival administration, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #451 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of archives/archival administration. Combined, these schools handed out 144 master's degrees in archives/archival administration to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on archives/archival administration students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of archives/archival administration students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized archives/archival administration related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for archives/archival administration students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Archives/Archival Administration Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Archives/Archival Administration Master's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Archives/Archival Administration in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for archives/archival administration students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Schools for a Master's in Archives/Archival Administration

1

Simmons University
Boston, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

122 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Simmons University if you want to pursue a master's degree in archives/archival administration. Located in the city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in archives/archival administration from Simmons University

2

San Jose State University
San Jose, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat San Jose State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in archives/archival administration. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in archives/archival administration from San Jose State University

Archives/Archival Administration by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Archives/Archival Administration Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the Library & Information Science area of study, Archives/Archival Administration has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Archives/Archival Administration

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Library & Information Science	5,220
Children & Youth Library Services	14

Notes and References

• 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).
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