2025 Best Archeology Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for archeology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 61 degrees in archeology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Archeology Schools List

Pick Your Archeology 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 Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Archeology

1

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

George Washington University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in archeology. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in archeology from George Washington University

2

SUNY Potsdam
Potsdam, NY

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It's hard to beat SUNY Potsdam if you wish to pursue a degree in archeology. Located in the remote town of Potsdam, SUNY Potsdam is a public school with a small student population.More information about a degree in archeology from SUNY Potsdam

Best Archeology Colleges by State

Explore the best archeology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	334	34
New York	333	27
Maryland	279	5
District of Columbia	188	10

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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	61

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Majors Similar to Archeology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	10,436
Political Science & Government	9,218
International Relations & National Security	4,976
Sociology	4,681
General Social Sciences	2,552
Anthropology	1,561
Geography & Cartography	1,298
Other Social Sciences	779
Urban Studies	450
Sociology & Anthropology	148

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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.