2025 Best Archeology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

Archeologybachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #257 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of archeology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 32 bachelor's degrees in archeology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 bachelor'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 much debt archeology students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized archeology related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Best Archeology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Archeology in Washington

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in archeology.

Top Washington Schools for a Bachelor's in Archeology

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

13 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in archeology. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a bachelor’s in archeology from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

19 Annual Graduates

$24,061 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Western Washington University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in archeology. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the archeology program state that they receive average early career earnings of $24,061.

More information about a bachelor’s in archeology from Western Washington University

Best Archeology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Archeology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	10
Oregon	185	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Archeology

Archeology is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Archeology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Archeology	32

Most Popular Majors Related to Archeology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	859
Sociology	572
Economics	537
General Social Sciences	356
Anthropology	184
Geography & Cartography	101
Other Social Sciences	47
International Relations & National Security	40
Urban Studies	37
Sociology & Anthropology	17

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.