2024 Best Archeology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Archeology isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #662 in popularity out of 1172 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for archeology students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 14 master's degrees in archeology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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 archeology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other archeology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• 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 archeology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for archeology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The archeology 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 Archeology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Archeology in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in archeology.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Archeology

1

Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in archeology. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in archeology from Cornell University

2

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus
Indiana, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in archeology needs to take a look at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. IUP is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Indiana.More information about a master’s in archeology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

Best Archeology Colleges by State

Explore the best archeology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	695	2
Pennsylvania	607	12

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Rankings in Majors Related to Archeology

One of 0 majors within the Archeology area of study, Archeology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.