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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology (Income $0-$30k)

401 Ranked Colleges
9,280 Degrees Awarded
$3,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Anthropology is the 77th most popular major in the country with 12,008 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, anthropology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $24,661 and had an average of $23,289 in loans still to pay off.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 9,280 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 401 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Yale is a fairly large school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 16 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Yale has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Yale is $2,125 for bachelor’s degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Anthropology at Yale University

#2

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

Out of the 401 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #2 spot on the list. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Duke University is $-7,808 for bachelor’s degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k. When an average net price is negative, it usually means that the student will receive more financial aid than it costs to attend the school.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Anthropology at Duke University

#3

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stanford, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $-1,387 for Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Stanford University. When an average net price is negative, it usually means that the student will receive more financial aid than it costs to attend the school.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Anthropology at Stanford

#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 401 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPenn, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $3,181 for Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UPenn.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read more about Anthropology at UPenn

#5

Williams College

Williamstown, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Williams College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Williams is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It awarded 5 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Williams also took the #9 spot in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $2,498 for bachelor’s degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Williams.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Williams Anthropology Report

#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Harvard University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Harvard University is $2,973 for Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Anthropology at Harvard

#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

With a ranking of #7, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $1,866 for bachelor’s degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Northwestern.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Anthropology at Northwestern University

#8

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 118 students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $5,273 for bachelor’s degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Washington University in St Louis.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Anthropology at WUSTL

#9

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

University of Chicago ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 20 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $2,712 for Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Chicago.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.

Full UChicago Anthropology Report

#10

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#7 in overall quality

Princeton University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. Princeton is a medium-sized school located in Princeton, New Jersey that handed out 26 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Princeton University is $1,386 for Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Anthropology at Princeton University

#11

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#21 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Brown University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Brown has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $201 for bachelor’s degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Brown University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Anthropology at Brown

#12

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire

With a ranking of #12, Dartmouth College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hanover, New Hampshire. It awarded 53 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Dartmouth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,052 for bachelor’s degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Dartmouth College.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Dartmouth College Anthropology Report

#13

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Vanderbilt University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 13 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also took the #12 spot in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Vanderbilt is $3,156 for Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Anthropology at Vanderbilt

#14

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#20 in overall quality

Johns Hopkins University landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Johns Hopkins has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $3,526 for Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Johns Hopkins University.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Johns Hopkins Anthropology Report

#15

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 137 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF is also in the top of our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Florida is $1,994 for bachelor’s degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Anthropology at UF

#16

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#24 in overall quality

Georgetown University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgetown, the school also landed the #24 spot in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgetown University is $5,248 for Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Anthropology at Georgetown

#17

Amherst College

Amherst, Massachusetts
#17 in overall quality

Amherst College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Amherst is a private not-for-profit institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Amherst has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $6,079 for Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Amherst.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Anthropology at Amherst College

#18

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#14 in overall quality

With a ranking of #18, Cornell University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Cornell is $7,484 for Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Anthropology at Cornell

#19

Bates College

Lewiston, Maine
#25 in overall quality

Bates College landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Bates College is located in Lewiston, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bates, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bates College is $4,618 for bachelor’s degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Bates College Anthropology Report

#20

Rice University

Houston, Texas
Top 10% in overall quality

Rice University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

On top of its placing in this ranking, Rice also did well on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Rice University is $3,437 for Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Rice University Anthropology Report

#21

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 71 students in 2019-2020.

On top of its placing in this ranking, U-M also did well on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend U-M is $3,166 for Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Anthropology Report

#22

Colby College

Waterville, Maine

Colby College landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Waterville, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Colby excels when it comes to anthropology quality. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category. The estimated yearly cost for Colby College is $2,335 for bachelor’s degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Colby College Anthropology Report

#23

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 61 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Chapel Hill is also in the top of our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. It costs about $4,026 for bachelor’s degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNC Chapel Hill.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Anthropology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#24

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, Maine
#19 in overall quality

Bowdoin College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #24. Bowdoin College is located in Brunswick, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

Bowdoin also took the #19 spot in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,626 for Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Bowdoin.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Anthropology at Bowdoin College

#25

Hunter College

New York, New York

Hunter College landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Hunter is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 44 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $320 for Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Hunter College.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Hunter Anthropology Report

Rest of the Best 50 in Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

#26

Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont
#28

Pomona College

Claremont, California
#30

Haverford College

Haverford, Pennsylvania
#31

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#32

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#33

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California
#34

Queens College

Queens, New York
#35

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#36

Lehman College

Bronx, New York
#37

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia
#41

Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts
#42

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#44

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#46

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#48

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida
#49

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#50

Hamilton College

Clinton, New York

Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

Rank College Location
51 Trinity College Hartford, CT
52 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
53 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
54 Colgate University Hamilton, NY
55 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX
56 California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, CA
57 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
58 Tufts University Medford, MA
59 University of Richmond University of Richmond, VA
60 St Mary’s College of Maryland St. Mary’s City, MD
61 California State University - Fresno Fresno, CA

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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