2023 Best Value Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Anthropology Doctor'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.
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 87 schools in the United States to see which doctor'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.
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.
Top 15% Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in the United States for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.
The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $23,640 in tuition and fees each year.
The Graduate Center also claimed a spot on our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Teachers College are $35,054 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Teachers College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cornell also is in the top 5% of our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UC Berkeley is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCLA also did well on our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best value schools for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Austin also is in the top 10% of our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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Binghamton University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 a year.
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With a ranking of #9, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USF Tampa are $21,126 a year.
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Yale University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for anthropology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Yale are $45,700 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Yale also is in the top 5% of our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
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University of California - San Diego ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 per year.
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With a ranking of #12, Rice University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
Rice graduate students pay an average of $49,941 in tuition and fees each year.
Rice also took the #4 spot in our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools rankings.
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University of Georgia came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UGA graduate students pay an average of $27,464 in tuition and fees each year.
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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 Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 14 | University of Virginia - Main Campus | Charlottesville, VA |
| 15 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, MI |
| 15 | University of Nevada - Reno | Reno, NV |
| 17 | University of Washington - Seattle Campus | Seattle, WA |
Anthropology by Region
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Majors Related to Anthropology
Anthropology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Anthropology
| 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).
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