Archeology programs in California
10 schools in California teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in California
Managers, All Other in California earn a median of $174,560 a year across 99,580 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in California |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropologists and Archeologists | $72,240 | 2,060 |
| Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary | $128,370 | 630 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress College Cypress | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Fresno City College Fresno | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Merced College Merced | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Moorpark College Moorpark | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ohlone College Fremont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Palomar College San Marcos | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| San Diego City College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| San Diego Mesa College San Diego | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Santa Monica College Santa Monica | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Archeology — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.