2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in the Southeast Region
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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 Southeast region, there were 2,237 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,694 and $23,268 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,898 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 76 colleges that offered a degree in anthropology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great anthropology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the anthropology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in the Southeast Region
Out of the 76 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the #1 spot on the list. Western Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 34 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,722 for southeast region bachelor’s degree anthropology students per year to attend WCU.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 88 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus is $8,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 43 students in 2019-2020.
Florida State also took the #15 spot in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida State is $9,789 for southeast region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 76 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 106 degrees to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCF is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Anthropology at University of Central Florida
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 137 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree anthropology students list, UF has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UF is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Memphis did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for UofM is $13,248 for southeast region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
Georgia Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,536 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students per year to attend Georgia Southern University.
University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $16,953 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students per year to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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The University of West Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Pensacola, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $7,406 for southeast region bachelor’s degree anthropology students per year to attend The University of West Florida.
Florida Atlantic University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Boca Raton, Florida, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for FAU is $10,186 for southeast region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
Kennesaw State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. KSU Georgia is a large public school situated in Kennesaw, Georgia. It awarded 29 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students per year to attend Kennesaw State University.
University of West Georgia ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for University of West Georgia is $16,124 for southeast region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
University of Central Arkansas came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UCA is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 5 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,376 for southeast region bachelor’s degree anthropology students per year to attend University of Central Arkansas.
University of New Orleans did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend University of New Orleans is $11,193 for southeast region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 36 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UNC Greensboro is $12,748 for southeast region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
Read full report on Anthropology at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a public institution located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte is $16,529 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about Anthropology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Appalachian State University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Appalachian State University is a large school located in Boone, North Carolina that handed out 57 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Appalachian State University is $13,920 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Mississippi State is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Mississippi State is $16,173 for southeast region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read full report on Anthropology at Mississippi State University
University of North Florida ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Jacksonville, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree anthropology students per year to attend University of North Florida.
The low student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
James Madison University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.
JMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $22,169 for southeast region bachelor’s degree anthropology students per year to attend James Madison University.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Troy University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Troy, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for TROY is $14,285 for southeast region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. NC State is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 24 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC State, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NC State is $16,458 for southeast region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Southern Mississippi did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Southern Mississippi is $14,923 for southeast region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
Read more about Anthropology at University of Southern Mississippi
Radford University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Radford University is a fairly large school located in Radford, Virginia that handed out 16 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Radford is $16,447 for southeast region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
University of South Alabama ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. USA is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 13 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of South Alabama is $15,501 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology students.
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- 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%.
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