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

6 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$46,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 12,008 people earned their degree in anthropology, making the major the 77th most popular in the United States. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 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.

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 Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #1 spot on the list. Harvard University is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 14 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full Harvard University Anthropology Report

#2

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Yale University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 12 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale also took the #1 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Anthropology at Yale

#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 9 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’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.

Full Boston U Anthropology Report

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 2 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #5 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMass Amherst Anthropology Report

#5

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #5 spot on the list. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree anthropology students whose families make $30-$48k list, UCONN has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Anthropology at UCONN

#6

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #6, Brandeis University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Brandeis is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 3 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandeis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Anthropology at Brandeis University

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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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