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2023 Best Value Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$11,735 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,722 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Anthropology Master's Degree School for You

With 103 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, anthropology is the #94 most popular major in Iowa.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Iowa 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa

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

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

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the best value school for anthropology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Iowa. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Iowa are $12,065 a year.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Iowa State University is a great value for anthropology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $11,404 per year.

Full Anthropology at Iowa State University Report

Best Value Anthropology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Anthropology Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 205
Minnesota 109
Kansas 82
Nebraska 50
North Dakota 16
South Dakota 13

One of 12 majors within the area of study, anthropology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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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