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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in California

8 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$31,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in California

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across California, there were 2,912 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 63 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking, we looked at 8 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in California” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california doctor’s degree anthropology students.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in California

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. UCSD is a large school located in La Jolla, California that handed out 5 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSD are $28,631.

Full University of California - San Diego Anthropology Report

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in California list. UCLA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 13 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Los Angeles Anthropology Report

#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

UCSB also made our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Anthropology at UCSB

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the #4 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347.

Read full report on Anthropology at UC Berkeley

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #5 spot on the list. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s anthropology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Anthropology at University of California - Irvine

#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of California - Davis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in California list. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 6 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis also made our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Anthropology at UC Davis

#8 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in California ranking. University of California - Riverside is a public institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Riverside are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Anthropology at University of California - Riverside

#8

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Stanford University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in California ranking. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Stanford, California. It awarded 10 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Anthropology at Stanford

#8

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#9 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in California list. UC Santa Cruz is a public institution located in Santa Cruz, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree anthropology students list, UC Santa Cruz has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Cruz are $28,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UC Santa Cruz 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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