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

8 Ranked Colleges
58 Degrees Awarded
$23,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master's in Texas

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 Master’s in Texas” 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 Texas, there were 643 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 58 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas” ranking looked at 8 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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Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Texas

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #1 spot on the list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Anthropology at University of North Texas

#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Texas State Anthropology Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Anthropology at Texas A&M University - College Station

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.

Full UT Austin Anthropology Report

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Houston, Texas 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.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree anthropology students list, UH has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UH Anthropology Report

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas ranking, coming in at #6. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #7 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Tech Anthropology Report

#8 in overall quality

The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 4 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UTSA, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Anthropology at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas list. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Anthropology at Southern Methodist University

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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