2023 Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Sociology & Anthropology School for You
Sociology & Anthropology is the #275 most popular major in the country with 541 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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 Sociology & Anthropology Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for sociology and 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 Sociology & Anthropology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named College of Staten Island CUNY the best value school in the United States for sociology and anthropology students. Located in the large city of Staten Island, CSI is a public school with a large student population.
CSI undergraduate students pay an average of $15,440 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, sociology and anthropology majors at CSI accumulate an average of around $14,788 in student debt.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valdosta State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools list. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at VSU are $17,638 a year. After completing their degree, sociology and anthropology graduates from VSU carry an average student debtload of $36,187.
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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Springfield helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology and anthropology schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.
UIS undergraduate students pay an average of $18,857 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Spelman College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology and anthropology schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Spelman is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Spelman are $28,181 a year.
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The excellent programs at Denison University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology and anthropology schools in the United States. Located in the small suburb of Granville, Denison is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Denison are $57,500 a year. Sociology & Anthropology majors at Denison take out an average of $25,752 in student loans while working on their egree.
Denison also claimed a spot on our Best Sociology & Anthropology Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #6, Washington and Lee University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology and anthropology students. Located in the distant town of Lexington, Washington and Lee is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Washington and Lee are $59,380 a year.
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Southern Oregon University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools list. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southern Oregon University are $23,613 a year. On average, sociology and anthropology graduates from Southern Oregon University take out $20,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Lafayette College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value sociology and anthropology programs. Located in the large suburb of Easton, Lafayette is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Lafayette undergraduate students pay an average of $56,364 in tuition and fees each year.
Lafayette also claimed a spot on our Best Sociology & Anthropology Schools list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools in this category.
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Carleton College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Northfield, Carleton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Carleton are $60,225 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Carleton also did well on our Best Sociology & Anthropology Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Oakland University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for sociology and anthropology students. It came in at #10 on the list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakland are $24,735 per year.
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Majors Related to Sociology & Anthropology
Sociology & Anthropology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Sociology & 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 25 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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