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2023 Best Value Anthropology Associate Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$8,825 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Anthropology Associate Degree School for You

Anthropology is the #77 most popular major in the country with 11,415 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Anthropology Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for anthropology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Anthropology Associate Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Anthropology Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Anthropology

#1

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Rosa Junior College the best value school in the United States for anthropology students working on their associate degree. Located in the midsize city of Santa Rosa, SRJC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SRJC are $8,952 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, SRJC also is in the top 1% of our Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools ranking.

Full Anthropology at Santa Rosa Junior College Report

The excellent associate degree programs at Central New Mexico Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value anthropology schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CNM are $7,540 per year. On average, anthropology graduates from CNM take out $16,943 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

Full Anthropology at Central New Mexico Community College Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means College of Western Idaho is a great value for anthropology students working on their associate degree. CWI is a fairly large public school located in the rural area of Nampa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWI are $7,344 per year.

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#4

Butte College

Oroville, CA

The excellent associate degree programs at Butte College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value anthropology schools in the United States. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Butte College are $7,848 per year.

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#5

East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Los Angeles College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Anthropology Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Monterey Park, East Los Angeles College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at East Los Angeles College are $9,012 per year.

Read full report on Anthropology at East Los Angeles College

#6

American River College

Sacramento, CA

American River College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Associate Degree Schools list. American River is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Sacramento.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American River are $10,168 per year.

Full Anthropology at American River College Report

#7

Mt. San Jacinto College

San Jacinto, CA

Mt. San Jacinto College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize suburb of San Jacinto, MSJC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSJC are $11,276 a year.

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#8

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, CA

Antelope Valley College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Associate Degree Schools list. Antelope Valley College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lancaster.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Antelope Valley College are $6,980 a year.

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Anthropology by Region

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Anthropology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Deror avi.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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