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2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor's in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across District of Columbia, there were 76 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,446 and $25,767 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in anthropology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great anthropology programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The anthropology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgetown University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 14 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $5,248 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Georgetown.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full Georgetown Anthropology Report

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GWU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for George Washington University is $17,614 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Anthropology at GWU

#3

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #3 spot on the list. The American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. It costs about $28,432 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend The American University.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Anthropology at The American University

#4

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

CUA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. The yearly cost to attend CUA is $25,675 for District of Columbia Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Catholic University of America Anthropology Report

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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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