Archeology

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2023
339
growing 1.8%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$7,997
growing 3.05%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$61,190
growing 6.06%

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Social Sciences

Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Archeology and the types of students that study this field. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse awards the most degrees in Archeology in the US.

Tuition costs for Archeology majors are, on average, $7,997 for in-state public colleges, and $61,190 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Archeology programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (37 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (168 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Archeology (2023)
  1. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
    34 degrees awarded
  2. Western Washington University
    19 degrees awarded
  3. SUNY College at Potsdam
    15 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Archeology, is Public, 4-year or above (168 completions in 2023).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Archeology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,997
Median In-State Public
$61,190
Median Out of State Private

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has the most Archeology degree recipients, with 34 degrees awarded in 2023.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Archeology
  1. La Crosse County, WI
    34 degrees awarded
  2. Suffolk County, MA
    21 degrees awarded
  3. Whatcom County, WA
    19 degrees awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Archeology by year.

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Diversity

Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Social Sciences in the United States.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Female
    111 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    69 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Female
    13 degrees awarded

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White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Archeology is from the 2 Digit Course Social Sciences.
Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. India
    51,585 degree recipients
  2. China
    43,596 degree recipients
  3. Mexico
    37,329 degree recipients
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There are a relatively high number of people that were born in N/A that hold Social Sciences degrees (N/A times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is India (51,585 degree recipients).

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Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Archeology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Archeology majors need many skills, but most especially Writing. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Archeology majors need more than the average amount of N/A.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Archeology majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of N/A is very distinctive for majors, but the Writing, Reading Comprehension, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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