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2027 Best Value Medical Anthropology Schools in the Southeast Region

[Medical Anthropology](/majors/social-sciences/anthropology/medical-anthropology/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for medical anthropology students.

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• Best Value Medical Anthropology Schools in the Southeast Region

2027 Best Value Medical Anthropology Schools in the Southeast Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the medical anthropology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Medical Anthropology Schools

1

University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

$8,994 In-State Tuition & Fees

$11,982 Avg Student Debt

$72,200 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, our #1 best value for medical anthropology in the Southeast Region. University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $8,994, with out-of-state students paying around $41,203. Medical Anthropology graduates carry a median of $11,982 in student loans. Early-career medical anthropology graduates make about $36,211. Set against $11,982 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 15% of applicants are accepted.

2

University Of Miami
Coral Gables, FL

$62,616 In-State Tuition & Fees

$17,750 Avg Student Debt

$75,328 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of Miami is a great value for students pursuing a degree in medical anthropology, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Coral Gables, University Of Miami is a very large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $62,616 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $17,750 to complete the medical anthropology program here. Early-career medical anthropology graduates make about $57,234. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 19%.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.