Archeology

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2022
333
declining 1.77%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$7,760
declining 18.9%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$57,693
growing 4.8%

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In 2022, the locations with the highest concentration of Archeology degree recipients are Boston, MA, La Crosse, WI, and San Marcos, CA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Archeology is a bachelors degree.

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, but Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean and University of Evansville have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Archeology.

Tuition costs for Archeology majors are, on average, $7,760 for in-state public colleges, and $57,693 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 (36 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (169 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Archeology (2022)
  1. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
    22 degrees awarded
  2. Palomar College (120971)
    17 degrees awarded
  3. Western Washington University
    15 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Archeology, is Public, 4-year or above (169 completions in 2022).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$7,760
Median In-State Public
$57,693
Median Out of State Private

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has the most Archeology degree recipients, with 22 degrees awarded in 2022.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution
  1. Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
    14%
  2. University of Evansville
    1.4%
  3. The College of Wooster
    1.19%

Out of all institutions that offer Archeology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Archeology, with 14%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Archeology
  1. La Crosse County, WI
    22 degrees awarded
  2. Suffolk County, MA
    22 degrees awarded
  3. San Diego County, CA
    17 degrees awarded

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Diversity

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

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Social Sciences degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Social Sciences (246 students).

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Archeology are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (61.3%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    246 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    32 degrees awarded
  3. Non-resident Alien
    16 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Archeology for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
  1. White Female
    102 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    36 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Female
    7 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Archeology.

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
    49,969 degree recipients
  2. China
    42,496 degree recipients
  3. Mexico
    34,861 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 Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Archeology majors need more than the average amount of Writing, Reading Comprehension, and Science.

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 Writing is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Writing, and Speaking are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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