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2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York

9 Ranked Colleges
123 Degrees Awarded
$30,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master's in New York

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York” 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 New York, there were 888 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 123 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking looked at 9 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the anthropology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in New York

#1

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

The Graduate Center did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The Graduate Center are $23,640.

Full The Graduate Center, CUNY Anthropology Report

#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York. Located in Vestal, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Binghamton University Anthropology Report

#3

Hunter College

New York, New York
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

Hunter also made our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter are $20,828, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Anthropology at Hunter

#4

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Albany. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York. UAlbany is a fairly large school located in Albany, New York that handed out 6 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

UAlbany did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University at Albany are $25,225.

Full UAlbany Anthropology Report

#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #5 spot on the list. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook also made our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583.

Read more about Anthropology at Stony Brook University

#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University at Buffalo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York list. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028.

Read more about Anthropology at University at Buffalo

#7

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

New York University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 21 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Anthropology at New York University

#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#5 in overall quality

Syracuse University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

Syracuse also took the #5 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Anthropology at Syracuse University

#1 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 32 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Anthropology at Columbia University in the City of New York

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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