2023 Best Value Anthropology Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Anthropology 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Anthropology Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 54 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value 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.
Top 10 Best Anthropology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for anthropology students. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUE are $11,496 per year. On average, anthropology graduates from SIUE take out $27,250 in student loans while working on their degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Anthropology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.
WIU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,297 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 54 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Oshkosh are $15,306 per year.
UW Oshkosh also claimed a spot on our Best Anthropology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 54 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Youngstown State University are $9,732 a year.
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Out of the 54 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 a year.
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With a ranking of #6, Northern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for anthropology students. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for anthropology students. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Illinois State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,172 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that anthropology majors at Illinois State take out is $24,750.
Illinois State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Anthropology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Eastern Michigan University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value anthropology programs. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 a year. The average amount in student loans that anthropology majors at Eastern Michigan take out is $27,000.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value anthropology programs. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
SIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,240 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that anthropology majors at SIUC take out is $25,792.
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Central Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for anthropology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Michigan are $13,094 per year. Anthropology majors at Central Michigan take out an average of $31,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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Majors Related to Anthropology
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 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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