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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Anthropology

10 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$20,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Anthropology is the 963rd most popular major in the country with 120 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 67 other anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other anthropology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other anthropology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other anthropology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree other anthropology students.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Anthropology

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 1 bachelors’s other anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BYU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,322 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Anthropology students per year to attend Brigham Young University - Provo.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full BYU Other Anthropology Report

#2

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other anthropology degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

WWU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Other Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WWU is $16,529 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Anthropology students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Anthropology at Western Washington University

#3

Canisius College

Buffalo, New York
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Canisius College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Other Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s. Canisius College is a small school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 1 bachelors’s other anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Canisius also made our “Best Other Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Canisius College is $19,222 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Anthropology students.

Read more about Other Anthropology at Canisius College

#4

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. University of Maine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 2 bachelors’s other anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best Other Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for UMaine is $17,558 for bachelor’s degree other anthropology students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Anthropology at UMaine

#5

California Baptist University

Riverside, California
#10 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Other Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California Baptist University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s other anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal Baptist not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Other Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Cal Baptist is $24,707 for bachelor’s degree other anthropology students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Other Anthropology at Cal Baptist

#6

Drake University

Des Moines, Iowa
#3 in overall quality

Drake University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Des Moines, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other anthropology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Drake also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Drake University is $29,432 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Anthropology students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Anthropology at Drake

#2 in overall quality

University of California - San Diego did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. La Jolla, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other anthropology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree other anthropology students list, UCSD has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,232 for bachelor’s degree other anthropology students per year to attend UCSD.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Anthropology at UCSD

#5 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other anthropology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCR, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Other Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCR is $12,871 for Bachelor’s Degree Other Anthropology students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full UCR Other Anthropology Report

#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s other anthropology degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for U-M is $15,336 for bachelor’s degree other anthropology students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Other Anthropology Report

#10

Whitman College

Walla Walla, Washington
#7 in overall quality

Whitman College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Walla Walla, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other anthropology students in 2019-2020.

Whitman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Other Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Whitman College is $38,672 for bachelor’s degree other anthropology students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Other Anthropology at Whitman

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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