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2022 Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$20,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 498 people earned their degree in sociology and anthropology, making the major the 268th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, sociology and anthropology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,000 and had an average of $22,047 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 35 sociology and anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 sociology and anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sociology and anthropology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sociology and 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 sociology and 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 Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region bachelor’s degree sociology & anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology & Anthropology (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

North Dartmouth, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. North Dartmouth, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Dartmouth, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UMass Dartmouth is $13,925 for new england region bachelor’s degree sociology & anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Keene State College

Keene, New Hampshire
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Keene State College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Keene, New Hampshire, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Keene State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $14,288 for new england region bachelor’s degree sociology & anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Keene State College.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Connecticut State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Danbury, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology and anthropology students in 2019-2020.

WestConn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $17,431 for new england region bachelor’s degree sociology & anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend WestConn.

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#4

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairfield University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree sociology & anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Fairfield U has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $30,100 for new england region bachelor’s degree sociology & anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Fairfield University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#5

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the #5 spot on the list. RWU is a small school located in Bristol, Rhode Island that handed out 4 bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

RWU also made our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend RWU is $27,136 for new england region bachelor’s degree sociology & anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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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%.

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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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