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2023 Best Value Archeology Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

39 Colleges
$37,104 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,671 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Archeology School for You

In 2020-2021, 339 people earned a degree or certificate in archeology, making the major the #308 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Archeology Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for archeology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Archeology Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for archeology majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Archeology Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the United States for archeology students. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BYU are $6,120 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, BYU also is in the top 20% of our Best Archeology Schools ranking.

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Out of the 39 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - La Crosse are $18,014 per year. Archeology majors at UW - La Crosse take out an average of $25,192 in student loans while working on their egree.

UW - La Crosse excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Archeology Schools list.

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Out of the 39 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $38,855 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Texas A&M College Station is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Archeology Schools list.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The excellent programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best archeology schools in the United States. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cornell are $61,015 a year.

Cornell excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 1% of all schools on our Best Archeology Schools list.

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#5

SUNY Cortland

Cortland, NY
$18,725 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at SUNY Cortland helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best archeology schools in the United States. Located in the town of Cortland, SUNY Cortland is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

SUNY Cortland undergraduate students pay an average of $18,725 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value archeology programs. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCLA are $43,012 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCLA also is in the top 5% of our Best Archeology Schools ranking.

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#7

Hunter College

New York, NY
$15,332 Average Tuition & Fees

Hunter College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for archeology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Hunter is a very large public school located in the large city of New York.

Hunter undergraduate students pay an average of $15,332 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Archeology at Hunter College Report

#8

SUNY Potsdam

Potsdam, NY
$18,622 Average Tuition & Fees

SUNY Potsdam landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value archeology programs. SUNY Potsdam is a small public school located in the town of Potsdam.

SUNY Potsdam undergraduate students pay an average of $18,622 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Archeology Schools ranking. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

UPenn undergraduate students pay an average of $61,710 in tuition and fees each year.

UPenn excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 1% of all schools on our Best Archeology Schools list.

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#10

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Archeology Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UGA undergraduate students pay an average of $31,108 in tuition and fees each year.

UGA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Archeology Schools list.

Read full report on Archeology at University of Georgia

Archeology by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 12 majors within the area of study, archeology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 schools only.

  • 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).

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