2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” 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 Tennessee, there were 178 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,567 and $25,542 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in anthropology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality anthropology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best for tennessee master’s degree anthropology students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Tennessee

#1

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville also took the #2 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798.

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#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee. UofM is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UofM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202.

Read full report on Anthropology at UofM

#3

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Tennessee list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also made our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Anthropology at Vanderbilt

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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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