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2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York

11 Ranked Colleges
152 Degrees Awarded
$33,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master's in New York

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking.

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 New York, there were 936 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,200 and $26,208 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 152 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York” ranking looked at 11 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The anthropology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York”.

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Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in New York

#1

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York. The Graduate Center, CUNY is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The Graduate Center did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Graduate Center, CUNY are $23,640, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Anthropology at The Graduate Center

#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York. Binghamton University is located in Vestal, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree anthropology students list, Binghamton University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Anthropology at Binghamton University

#3

Hunter College

New York, New York
#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 5 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Hunter did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter are $20,828.

Full Hunter Anthropology Report

#4

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Albany. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York. UAlbany is a fairly large school located in Albany, New York that handed out 6 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

UAlbany not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UAlbany are $25,225.

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#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Stony Brook, New York, and it awarded 7 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree anthropology students list, SUNY Stony Brook has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stony Brook University Anthropology Report

#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University at Buffalo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York list. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Anthropology at University at Buffalo

#7

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, New York University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York list. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

NYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New York University Anthropology Report

#6 in overall quality

Teachers College at Columbia University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York list. Teachers College at Columbia University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Teachers College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Teachers College at Columbia University are $42,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Anthropology at Teachers College at Columbia University

#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#5 in overall quality

Syracuse University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Anthropology at Syracuse

Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 32 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194.

Full Columbia Anthropology Report

#11

The New School

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

The New School did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York ranking, coming in at #11. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

New School University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New School University are $47,642.

Read more about Anthropology at The New School

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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