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2023 Best Value Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$25,337 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 Washington with 232 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. 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.

The Best Value Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Washington 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 Washington

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

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Anthropology

Our 2023 rankings named Western Washington University the best value school in Washington for anthropology students working on their bachelor’s degree. WWU is a large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WWU are $8,703 per year. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $259, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

Read full report on Anthropology at Western Washington University

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value anthropology schools in Washington. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW Seattle are $12,076 a year.

UW Seattle did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list.

Full Anthropology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

EWU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,922 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 8 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CWU are $8,685 per year.

Full Anthropology at Central Washington University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wazzu are $12,417 a year. On average, anthropology graduates from Wazzu take out $24,302 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#6

Seattle University

Seattle, WA

With a ranking of #6, Seattle University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for anthropology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Seattle U are $49,335 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Pacific Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for anthropology students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

PLU undergraduate students pay an average of $47,576 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Anthropology at Pacific Lutheran University

#8

Whitman College

Walla Walla, WA

Whitman College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for anthropology students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Walla Walla, Whitman is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Whitman are $55,982 per year.

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Best Value Anthropology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Anthropology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,821
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 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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