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2023 Best Value Anthropology Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$55,358 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,605 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Anthropology School for You

In 2020-2021, 93 degrees and certificates were awarded to anthropology students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #79 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Anthropology Schools in District of Columbia ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in District of Columbia 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.

2023 Best Value Anthropology Schools in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Anthropology Colleges.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Anthropology

Our analysis found George Washington University to be the best value school for anthropology students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $57,984 per year. After completing their degree, anthropology graduates from GWU carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

GWU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Anthropology Schools in District of Columbia list.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The excellent programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best anthropology schools in District of Columbia. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgetown are $59,957 per year.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our Best Anthropology Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend American University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools in District of Columbia list. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The American University are $51,334 per year. Anthropology majors at The American University take out an average of $26,899 in student loans while working on their egree.

The American University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Anthropology Schools in District of Columbia list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Catholic University of America is a great value for anthropology students. CUA is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CUA are $52,156 a year.

CUA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Anthropology Schools in District of Columbia list.

Full Anthropology at Catholic University of America Report

Best 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
New York 908
Maryland 72
New Jersey 134
Delaware 14

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).
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