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2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
31 Degrees Awarded
$46,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master's in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 11,652 people earned their degree in anthropology, making the major the 71st most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 716 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Master’s in the New England Region”.

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Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region

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

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

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500.

Read more about Anthropology at Yale University

#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576.

Read full report on Anthropology at UCONN

#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree anthropology students list, Harvard has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654.

Full Harvard Anthropology Report

#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region list. Brandeis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Waltham, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandeis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis are $52,060, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brandeis Anthropology Report

#6

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Boston University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region ranking. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston U, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boston University 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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