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2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
30 Degrees Awarded
$45,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” 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.

Across the New England region, there were 737 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,540 and $22,453 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 30 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in anthropology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality anthropology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the anthropology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree anthropology students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 8 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree anthropology students whose families make $30-$48k list, Yale has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Yale University Anthropology Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s anthropology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Harvard also took the #2 spot in our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Harvard Anthropology Report

#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #3 spot on the list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s anthropology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree anthropology students whose families make $30-$48k list, Brown has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Anthropology at Brown University

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #4 spot in our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Anthropology at Boston University

#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 1 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341.

Read more about Anthropology at UMass Amherst

#6

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s anthropology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576.

Full UCONN Anthropology Report

#7

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#7 in overall quality

University of Maine did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. Orono, Maine is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s anthropology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maine are $28,352.

Full UMaine Anthropology Report

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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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