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2027 Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools in Pennsylvania

[Sociology & Anthropology](/majors/social-sciences/sociology-and-anthropology/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value sociology & anthropology schools.

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• Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools in Pennsylvania

2027 Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools in Pennsylvania

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the sociology & anthropology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools

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Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA

$65,494 In-State Tuition & Fees

$19,500 Avg Student Debt

$80,257 Median Earnings (10yr)

Swarthmore College earned the #1 spot for value among sociology & anthropology schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Swarthmore, Swarthmore College is a small private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $65,494. Students borrow a median of $19,500 to complete the sociology & anthropology program here. Early-career sociology & anthropology graduates make about $66,971. Set against $19,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 8%.

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Lafayette College
Easton, PA

$64,648 In-State Tuition & Fees

$17,549 Avg Student Debt

$91,410 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Lafayette College earned it the #2 place for sociology & anthropology. Set in the suburb of Easton, Lafayette College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $64,648 in tuition and fees. Students borrow a median of $17,549 to complete the sociology & anthropology program here. Soon after graduation, sociology & anthropology degree recipients from Lafayette College generally make around $43,321. That is a strong return on a $17,549 median debt. Lafayette College admits about 31% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.