by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Archeology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Archeology is the 302nd most popular major in the country with 333 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , archeology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $27,671 and had an average of $20,475 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 72 archeology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Archeology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in archeology. That schools that top this list have a program in archeology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region archeology students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Archeology Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Willamette University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Salem, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified ’s archeology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Archeology Major in the Far Western US Region. WWU is a public institution located in Bellingham, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Mary’s College of California. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Archeology Major in the Far Western US Region. Saint Mary’s College of California is a small school located in Moraga, California that handed out 2 ’s archeology degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read full report on Archeology at Saint Mary’s College of California
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Archeology Major in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 12 ’s archeology degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Archeology Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Archeology Major in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 5 ’s archeology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Archeology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Cruz, California. It awarded 3 ’s archeology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
University of Southern California came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Archeology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. USC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #8, Palomar College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Archeology Major in the Far Western US Region list. Palomar College is located in San Marcos, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 ’s archeology degrees to qualified students.
Stanford University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Archeology Major in the Far Western US Region list. Stanford is located in Stanford, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 ’s archeology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%.
Moorpark College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Archeology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Moorpark College is a fairly large school located in Moorpark, California that handed out 0 ’s archeology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Merced College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Archeology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Merced, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s archeology degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #11, La Sierra University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Archeology Major in the Far Western US Region list. La Sierra University is located in Riverside, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 ’s archeology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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