2024 Best Archeology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
2Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
14Master's Degrees
Archeologymaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #267 out of the 343 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
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.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
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.
Student Debt - How easy is it for archeology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
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 colleges for archeology students working on their master's degree.
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
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in archeology.
Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Archeology
Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in archeology. Located in the 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
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.