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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
25 Degrees Awarded
$48,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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 the New England Region” 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 the New England region, there were 716 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the anthropology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Anthropology at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#2

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Yale University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale also made our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500.

Read full report on Anthropology at Yale University

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCONN Anthropology Report

#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s anthropology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Harvard Anthropology Report

#5

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #5 spot on the list. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 5 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Boston University Anthropology Report

#6

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

Brown University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #6. Brown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown also made our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Anthropology at Brown University

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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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