2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Virginia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Virginia, there were 239 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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. 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 Virginia”.

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Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Virginia

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 15 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Anthropology at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #2 spot on the list. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

GMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Anthropology at George Mason 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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