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2023 Best Value Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

61 Colleges
$21,743 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,469 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Anthropology Bachelor's Degree School for You

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

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 61 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Schools

#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFSU are $19,184 per year.

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#2

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Sonoma State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value anthropology schools in the Far Western US Region . SSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Rohnert Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SSU are $19,868 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, anthropology majors at SSU accumulate an average of around $19,740 in student debt.

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Out of the 61 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Channel Islands landed the # 4 spot on the list. CSUCI is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Camarillo.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUCI are $18,697 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the city of San Jose.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jose State are $19,732 a year.

Full Anthropology at San Jose State University Report

California State University - East Bay came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Cal State East Bay is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal State East Bay are $18,875 a year.

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California State University - Los Angeles landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree anthropology programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.

Cal State LA undergraduate students pay an average of $18,665 in tuition and fees each year. Anthropology majors at Cal State LA take out an average of $21,360 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Anthropology at California State University - Los Angeles Report

California State University - Fullerton landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree anthropology programs. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal State Fullerton are $18,856 a year. Anthropology majors at Cal State Fullerton take out an average of $21,819 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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California State University - Stanislaus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Stan State is a large public school located in the small suburb of Turlock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stan State are $19,524 a year.

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California State University - Fresno ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fresno State are $18,533 a year.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
11 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
12 San Diego State University San Diego, CA

Best Anthropology Colleges by State

Explore the best anthropology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,821
Washington 232
Oregon 235
Nevada 118
Hawaii 61
Alaska 27

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 25 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.

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