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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$30,302 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,455 Avg Salary

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.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for anthropology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best value school in the Far Western US Region for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

Full Anthropology at University of California - Berkeley Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great value for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

UCLA graduate students pay an average of $28,138 in tuition and fees each year.

UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great value for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UCSD graduate students pay an average of $28,666 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNR are $22,380 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Washington - Seattle Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value anthropology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree anthropology programs. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNLV are $22,698 per year.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree anthropology programs. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Irvine are $28,458 a year.

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University of California - Davis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree anthropology programs. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 per year.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford 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 #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Stanford graduate students pay an average of $55,011 in tuition and fees each year.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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Washington State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree anthropology programs. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $28,190 per year.

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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 15 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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