2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Michigan” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Michigan, there were 309 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,625 and $27,713 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,785 and $113,051 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in anthropology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent anthropology programs, but they also cost less that 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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Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Michigan

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$65,053 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified doctorate’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full U-M Anthropology Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$58,673 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.

Read more about Anthropology at Michigan State

#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#3 in overall quality

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Wayne State University is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wayne State University Anthropology Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in the Great Lakes 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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