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2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

4 Ranked Colleges
32 Degrees Awarded
$41,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” 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 Illinois, there were 290 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 32 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Doctorate in Illinois”.

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Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois
#3 in overall quality
$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Anthropology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Carbondale, Illinois
#4 in overall quality
$32,928 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Anthropology Report

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality
$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northwestern Anthropology Report

#3

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#5 in overall quality
$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s anthropology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

Read full report on Anthropology at UIC

#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality
$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s anthropology degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UChicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UChicago Anthropology Report

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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