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2023 Best Value Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$29,461 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,722 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Anthropology Master'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.

The Best Value Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Illinois to see which master'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.

2023 Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Anthropology

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in Illinois for anthropology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $9,773 per year.

Illinois State also took the #5 spot in our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

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Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Anthropology at Northern Illinois University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value anthropology schools in Illinois. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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

UIUC also took the #3 spot in our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

Read full report on Anthropology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIC are $17,277 a year.

Full Anthropology at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

Full Anthropology at Northwestern University Report

#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree anthropology programs. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

UChicago also took the #2 spot in our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

Read full report on Anthropology at University of Chicago

Best Value Anthropology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Anthropology Schools 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 6 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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