2025 Best Archeology Schools in the Far Western US Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in archeology. It is ranked #302 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Archeology Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 72 degrees in archeology annually.

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Archeology Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Archeology Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Archeology in the Far Western US Region

The schools below may not offer all types of archeology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Far Western US Region Schools in Archeology

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a good decision for students interested in a degree in archeology. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in archeology from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

$24,061 Median Starting Salary

Western Washington University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in archeology. WWU is a large public university located in the small city of Bellingham.

After graduation, archeology degree recipients typically earn around $24,061 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a degree in archeology from Western Washington University

Best Archeology Colleges by State

Explore the best archeology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	330	19
Washington	300	27
Oregon	266	5

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Archeology Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Archeology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Archeology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Archeology	72

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Majors Similar to Archeology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Sociology	15,078
Economics	12,012
Political Science & Government	9,771
General Social Sciences	9,542
Anthropology	3,312
Geography & Cartography	1,818
International Relations & National Security	1,575
Other Social Sciences	477
Urban Studies	453
Sociology & Anthropology	56

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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.