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2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

13 Ranked Colleges
1,031 Degrees Awarded
$6,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

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Anthropology is the 71st most popular major in the country with 11,652 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,031 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in anthropology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality anthropology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the anthropology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 13 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Anthropology (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

CNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Central New Mexico Community College is $2,604 for Associate Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Anthropology at CNM

#2

Ventura College

Ventura, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ventura College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ventura College is located in Ventura, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

Ventura College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Ventura College is $506 for associate degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Anthropology at Ventura College

#3

College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Canyons. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Santa Clarita, California, and it awarded 9 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

College of the Canyons also took the #5 spot in our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for College of the Canyons is $3,392 for Associate Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Anthropology at College of the Canyons

#4

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Santa Rosa, California, this fairly large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k list, SRJC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Santa Rosa Junior College is $5,026 for associate degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Anthropology at SRJC

#5

Palomar College

San Marcos, California
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palomar College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. San Marcos, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Palomar College also made our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Palomar College is $2,891 for associate degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Palomar College Anthropology Report

#6

American River College

Sacramento, California
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, American River College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. American River is a large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 21 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at American River, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend American River is $4,334 for Associate Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full American River College Anthropology Report

#7

East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, California
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, East Los Angeles College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. East Los Angeles College is a large public school situated in Monterey Park, California. It awarded 19 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at East Los Angeles College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,000 for Associate Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend East Los Angeles College.

Full East Los Angeles College Anthropology Report

#8

Mt. San Jacinto College

San Jacinto, California
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Mt. San Jacinto College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. MSJC is a fairly large school located in San Jacinto, California that handed out 9 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

MSJC also took the #10 spot in our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mt. San Jacinto College is $4,840 for Associate Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full MSJC Anthropology Report

#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, College of Western Idaho did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Nampa, Idaho, and it awarded 2 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

CWI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend College of Western Idaho is $4,932 for Associate Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Anthropology at College of Western Idaho

#10

Napa Valley College

Napa, California
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Napa Valley College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Napa, California, and it awarded 10 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Napa Valley College also made our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $11,661 for associate degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Napa Valley College.

Read more about Anthropology at Napa Valley College

#11

Merritt College

Oakland, California
#9 in overall quality

Merritt College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Merritt College is located in Oakland, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

Merritt College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $10,131 for Associate Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Merritt College.

Read full report on Anthropology at Merritt College

#12

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, California
#13 in overall quality

Antelope Valley College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Antelope Valley College is a fairly large school located in Lancaster, California that handed out 3 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Antelope Valley College, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Antelope Valley College is $4,272 for associate degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Antelope Valley College Anthropology Report

#13

Crafton Hills College

Yucaipa, California
#11 in overall quality

Crafton Hills College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Yucaipa, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CHC, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,325 for associate degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Crafton Hills College.

Read full report on Anthropology at Crafton Hills College

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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