2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
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Anthropology is the 71st most popular major in the country with 11,652 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,121 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 891 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 27 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in anthropology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent anthropology programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree anthropology students list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 45 degrees to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #3 spot on the list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UTSA also made our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #17. It costs about $13,853 for southwest region bachelor’s degree anthropology students per year to attend UTSA.
Read more about Anthropology at The University of Texas at San Antonio
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 25 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students per year to attend Texas Tech.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas is $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 92 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State is $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree anthropology students per year to attend UT Rio Grande Valley.
The low student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Read more about Anthropology at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 12 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
UH Clear Lake did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston - Clear Lake is $10,612 for southwest region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 27 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree anthropology students per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.
The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Northern Arizona University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 36 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NAU is $12,915 for southwest region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 79 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree 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.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Main Campus is $8,659 for southwest region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 39 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM also took the #24 spot in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
Read more about Anthropology at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Arlington also made our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #21. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students.
Read full report on Anthropology at The University of Texas at Arlington
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in El Paso, Texas, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UTEP is $8,920 for southwest region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
Read full report on Anthropology at The University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $18,023 for southwest region bachelor’s degree 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
University of Arizona came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 78 degrees to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona also made our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #14. It costs about $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students per year to attend University of Arizona.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Oklahoma Baptist University landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
OBU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students per year to attend OBU.
Read full report on Anthropology at Oklahoma Baptist University
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 48 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Anthropology Report
University of Arizona - Sierra Vista came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Sierra Vista, Arizona, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
Full University of Arizona - Sierra Vista Anthropology Report
Southwestern University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Georgetown, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree anthropology students list, Southwestern has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $25,470 for southwest region bachelor’s degree anthropology students per year to attend Southwestern.
The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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.
Austin College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin College is located in Sherman, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
Austin College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Austin College is $21,357 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Trinity University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Trinity University is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
Trinity U also made our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Trinity University is $24,669 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,039 for southwest region bachelor’s degree anthropology students per year to attend Baylor University.
The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Rice University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Rice also made our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $16,999 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students per year to attend Rice.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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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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