2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Anthropology
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Anthropology Schools for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree anthropology students.
Top 13 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Anthropology
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 list. CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
CNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Central New Mexico Community College is $3,429 for associate degree anthropology students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Los Angeles College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate list. Located in Monterey Park, California, this large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
East Los Angeles College also made our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for East Los Angeles College is $9,570 for associate degree anthropology students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ventura College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate list. Located in Ventura, California, this fairly large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
Ventura College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ventura College is $1,514 for Associate Degree Anthropology students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Napa Valley College landed the #4 spot on the list. Napa Valley College is located in Napa, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our associate degree anthropology students list, Napa Valley College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Napa Valley College is $11,661 for Associate Degree Anthropology students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Canyons landed the #5 spot on the 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 made our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $4,088 for associate degree anthropology students per year to attend College of the Canyons.
Santa Rosa Junior College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate ranking. Santa Rosa Junior College is located in Santa Rosa, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
SRJC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for SRJC is $5,782 for Associate Degree Anthropology students.
College of Western Idaho landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate ranking. Nampa, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
CWI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,711 for Associate Degree Anthropology students per year to attend College of Western Idaho.
Palomar College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate list. Palomar College is a large school located in San Marcos, California that handed out 12 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
Palomar College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $3,673 for Associate Degree Anthropology students per year to attend Palomar College.
American River College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate ranking. This large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 21 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
American River did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $4,816 for associate degree anthropology students per year to attend American River College.
Mt. San Jacinto College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate list. Mt. San Jacinto College is located in San Jacinto, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSJC, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MSJC is $5,466 for associate degree anthropology students.
Antelope Valley College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Lancaster, California, and it awarded 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 $4,775 for Associate Degree Anthropology students.
Merritt College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate list. Oakland, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Merritt College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Merritt College is $10,443 for Associate Degree Anthropology students.
Crafton Hills College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Yucaipa, California, and it awarded 17 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
CHC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,325 for Associate Degree Anthropology students per year to attend Crafton Hills College.
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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%.
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- *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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