2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s
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Anthropology is the 71st most popular major in the country with 11,652 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 974 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 130 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s.
Top 26 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s list. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brigham Young University - Provo are $7,510.
Read full report on Anthropology at Brigham Young University - Provo
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Mankato, Minnesota, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State University - Mankato are $8,788.
Out of the 130 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #3 spot on the list. University of North Texas is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 11 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s. Normal, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State are $11,069, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #6, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 24 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
The Graduate Center also made our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #24. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Graduate Center are $23,640, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Wisconsin - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.
University of Wyoming did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. University of Wyoming is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Anthropology Report
University of Memphis came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Memphis is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s ranking. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.
With a ranking of #12, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s list. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 8 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Anthropology at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
University of Southern Mississippi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. University of Southern Mississippi is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Mississippi are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 9 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State are $23,950.
With a ranking of #16, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Reno, Nevada, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971.
Read full report on Anthropology at University of Nevada - Reno
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 6 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UNL are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #18, California State University - Northridge did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s list. CSUN is a large school located in Northridge, California that handed out 5 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUN are $17,955, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #19, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Houston came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s ranking. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 5 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.
California State University - Long Beach landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at CSULB are $17,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Northern Illinois University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Dekalb, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086.
Binghamton University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Vestal, New York, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Binghamton University, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290.
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s ranking. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.
Read more about Anthropology at The University of Texas at Austin
Florida State University landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 14 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #25, Hunter College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 5 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter are $20,828.
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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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- 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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