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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in the New England Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” 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 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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in anthropology. 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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Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in the New England Region (With Aid)

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Anthropology Master’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 Yale are $44,500.

Full Yale Anthropology Report

#2

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Anthropology Master’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 Harvard are $50,654.

Full Harvard Anthropology Report

#3

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#5 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 #3 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Anthropology at UMass Amherst

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #0. 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.

Read full report on Anthropology at UCONN

#5

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #5 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Anthropology at Boston University

#6

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts

Brandeis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brandeis, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Anthropology at Brandeis

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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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