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

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa 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. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Iowa, there were 107 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,450 and $22,796 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great anthropology programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k.

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

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Making $0-$30k list. Iowa is a large public school situated in Iowa City, Iowa. It awarded 3 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Iowa Anthropology Report

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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