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2023 Best Value Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$40,126 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Great Lakes 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the anthropology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best value school for anthropology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per 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 in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Anthropology at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $38,638 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan State also did well on our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 3 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 a year.

UIUC also claimed a spot on our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Anthropology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value anthropology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

IU Bloomington graduate students pay an average of $33,352 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Anthropology at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Purdue graduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Anthropology at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern 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 #6 on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 a year.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UWM are $25,651 a year.

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Kent State University at Kent came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Kent State are $21,952 a year.

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#9

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

With a ranking of #9, University of Notre Dame did quite well on this year’s best value schools for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

Notre Dame graduate students pay an average of $58,662 in tuition and fees each year.

Notre Dame also took the #4 spot in our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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#10

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 a year.

UChicago also took the #2 spot in our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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Best Anthropology Colleges by State

Explore the best anthropology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 254
Ohio 295
Illinois 288
Indiana 201
Wisconsin 141

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

Majors Similar 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 16 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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