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2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

10 Ranked Colleges
52 Degrees Awarded
$34,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 324 people earned their degree in archeology, making the major the 295th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, archeology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $19,700 and had an average of $20,521 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 archeology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in archeology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality archeology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the archeology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree archeology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Archeology (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 1 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363.

Read more about Archeology at Brown University

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 7 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Archeology at Cornell

#3

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot on the list. University of California - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s archeology degrees to qualified students.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Archeology at University of California - Los Angeles

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Archeology at Texas A&M College Station

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s archeology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree archeology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Mizzou has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Missouri - Columbia Archeology Report

#6

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Boston University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s archeology degrees to qualified students.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boston University Archeology Report

#7

Wheaton College Illinois

Wheaton, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Wheaton College Illinois landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wheaton, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree archeology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Wheaton College Illinois has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wheaton College Illinois are $17,424, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Archeology at Wheaton College Illinois

#8

Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Bryn Mawr College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Bryn Mawr College is located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s archeology degrees to qualified students.

Bryn Mawr also made our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bryn Mawr College are $45,240, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Bryn Mawr College Archeology Report

#9 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 7 masters’s archeology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Boston not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485.

Read full report on Archeology at UMass Boston

#8 in overall quality

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Archeology Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s archeology degrees to qualified students.

IUP also made our “Best Archeology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus are $18,207, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Archeology at IUP

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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