Archeology at Western Washington University

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a archeology school? To help you decide if Western Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's archeology program.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and approximately 15,197 students attend the school each year.

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

WWU Archeology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Archeology

WWU Archeology Rankings

The archeology major at WWU 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.

Archeology Student Demographics at WWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the archeology majors at Western Washington University.

WWU Archeology Bachelor’s Program

47% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of archeology bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical archeology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at WWU since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in archeology at WWU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its archeology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Archeology

Archeology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Archeology	15

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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	270	$78,690
Anthropologists and Archeologists	190	$74,300

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
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