2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut” 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 Connecticut, there were 134 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $18,400 and $26,000 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,570 and $105,639 respectively.

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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut

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

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

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCONN Anthropology Report

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut list. Yale University is a fairly large school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 8 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale also made our “Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Yale University Anthropology Report

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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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