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2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$35,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

Across District of Columbia, there were 96 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $27,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent anthropology programs, but they also cost less that 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

#1

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #1 spot on the list. The American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University also made our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524.

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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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