2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Washington

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Washington” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Washington, there were 216 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,220 and $21,296 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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 Doctorate in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington doctor’s degree anthropology students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Washington

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s anthropology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Anthropology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Wazzu is a large school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 6 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561.

Full Washington State University Anthropology Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology

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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