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2023 Most Popular Archeology Schools in California

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Finding the Best Archeology School for You

With 19 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, archeology is the #280 most popular major in California.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Archeology Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Archeology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for archeology majors pursuing a .

#1

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Monica College the most popular school in California for archeology students. SMC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Santa Monica.

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#2

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Palomar College is a great place for archeology students. Located in the large suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best archeology schools in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Archeology Schools in California list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#5

Cypress College

Cypress, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Cypress College is a great place for archeology students. Cypress College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Cypress.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s College of California is a great place for archeology students. Located in the large suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Santa Cruz is a great place for archeology students. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the small city of Santa Cruz.

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#8

Ohlone College

Fremont, CA

Ohlone College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for archeology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fremont, Ohlone College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Moorpark College

Moorpark, CA

Moorpark College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular archeology programs. Moorpark College is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorpark.

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#8

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular archeology programs. Stanford is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 27
Oregon 5

Archeology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 12 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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