by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Archeology Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Archeology is the 724th most popular major in the country with 339 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 34 archeology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 archeology graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,136 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Archeology Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in archeology. To top this list, a school must have a successful archeology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Archeology Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Archeology Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Archeology Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s archeology students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Archeology Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bryn Mawr College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 masters’s archeology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 1.0% 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%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Archeology Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s archeology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
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