2023 Best Value Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in New York
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Anthropology Master's Degree School for You
With 908 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, anthropology is the #79 most popular major in New York.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
Top 10 Best Anthropology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in New York for anthropology students working on their master’s degree. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The Graduate Center are $10,410 a year.
The Graduate Center did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Binghamton University are $13,780 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Teachers College at Columbia University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value anthropology schools in New York. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Teachers College are $35,054 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Teachers College is ranked #2 for overall quality for anthropology in New York.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Hunter College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value anthropology schools in New York. Hunter is a very large public school located in the city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Hunter are $11,398 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Albany.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAlbany are $13,535 a year.
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Cornell University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cornell are $30,006 a year.
Cornell also took the #1 spot in our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York rankings.
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University at Buffalo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for anthropology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University at Buffalo are $14,388 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, New York University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for anthropology students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NYU are $38,206 per year.
NYU also made our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list, coming in at #5.
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Syracuse University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree anthropology programs. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Syracuse are $42,954 per year.
Syracuse also claimed a spot on our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for anthropology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Columbia are $52,924 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Columbia is ranked #4 for overall quality for anthropology in New York.
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Request InformationBest Value Anthropology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Anthropology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 349 |
| Maryland | 72 |
| New Jersey | 134 |
| District of Columbia | 93 |
| Delaware | 14 |
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Majors Related to Anthropology
Anthropology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 11 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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