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Best Value Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Value Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$34,353 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,455 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 288 degrees and certificates were awarded to anthropology students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #95 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Illinois 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.

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.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Anthropology

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best value school for anthropology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $17,823 per year.

UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value anthropology schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

SIUC graduate students pay an average of $16,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great value for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

UIC graduate students pay an average of $17,277 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great value for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.

Northwestern not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great value for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

UChicago graduate students pay an average of $63,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UChicago did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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Best Value Anthropology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Anthropology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 254
Ohio 295
Indiana 201
Wisconsin 141

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 5 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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