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2023 Best Value Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$45,364 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,722 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Anthropology Master's Degree School for You

With 316 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, anthropology is the #85 most popular major in Massachusetts.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Massachusetts 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts

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

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

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the best value school for anthropology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Massachusetts. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

UMass Amherst graduate students pay an average of $16,251 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Anthropology at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great value for anthropology students working on their master’s degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Harvard are $52,170 a year.

Harvard also made our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list, coming in at #2.

Full Anthropology at Harvard University Report

#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great value for anthropology students working on their master’s degree. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Boston U are $59,418 a year.

Boston U also claimed a spot on our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Anthropology at Boston University Report

#3

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Brandeis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value anthropology schools in Massachusetts. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

Brandeis graduate students pay an average of $53,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Anthropology at Brandeis University Report

Best Value Anthropology Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 124
New Hampshire 137
Maine 61
Rhode Island 50
Vermont 50

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 4 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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