Archeology at College of Charleston

Every archeology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the archeology program at College of Charleston stacks up to those at other schools.

C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and approximately 10,384 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 archeology majors received their bachelor's degree from C of C.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Archeology section at the bottom of this page.

C of C Archeology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Archeology

C of C Archeology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks archeology programs across the country. The following shows how C of C performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The archeology major at C of C is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Archeology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Archeology Schools	14
Best Archeology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
Best Archeology Schools	35
	36

Archeology Student Demographics at C of C

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the archeology majors at College of Charleston.

C of C Archeology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 archeology majors earned their bachelor's degree from C of C. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in archeology at C of C are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of Charleston with a bachelor's in archeology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

C of C also has a doctoral program available in archeology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Economics
• Anthropology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Archeology Grads May Go Into

A degree in archeology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for SC, the home state for College of Charleston.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Anthropologists and Archeologists	40	$62,230

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.