2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in the Plains States Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 the Plains States region, there were 682 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,360 and $23,539 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 61 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 12 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 Master’s in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.
Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State University - Mankato is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Minnesota State Mankato, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Minnesota State Mankato are $8,788, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Creighton University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Omaha, Nebraska, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
Creighton also took the #2 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Creighton University are $18,528, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 1 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Springfield, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree anthropology students list, Missouri State has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State University - Springfield are $12,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska - Lincoln landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Lincoln, Nebraska, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
UNL also made our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.
UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Wichita State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Wichita, Kansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
WSU also made our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #11. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WSU are $15,112.
Iowa State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa State University is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Iowa State also made our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #9, University of Iowa did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 5 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree anthropology students list, Iowa has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #10, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 3 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.
KU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007.
With a ranking of #11, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
Mizzou also took the #7 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mizzou are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Washington University in St Louis came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region ranking. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree anthropology students list, WUSTL has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.
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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%.
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- *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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