2025 Best Archaeology & Classical Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Archaeology & Classical Studies isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #662 in popularity out of 1232 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Archaeology & Classical Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 39 bachelor's degrees in archaeology & classical studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to archaeology & classical studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other archaeology & classical studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized archaeology & classical studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for archaeology & classical studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The classical civilization school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Archaeology & Classical Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Archaeology & Classical Studies in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in archaeology & classical studies.

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Classical Civilization

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University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in archaeology & classical studies has to check out University of California - Berkeley. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the city of Berkeley.More information about a bachelor’s in archaeology & classical studies from University of California - Berkeley

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University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

15 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in archaeology & classical studies needs to check out University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in archaeology & classical studies from University of California - Los Angeles

Best Archaeology & Classical Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Archaeology & Classical Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded

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Archaeology & Classical Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 2 majors within the Classical & Ancient Studies area of study, Archaeology & Classical Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Classical Civilization

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Ancient Studies/Civilization	5

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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