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2023 Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

26 Colleges
$43,503 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$25,272 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools in the United States

Check out the sociology and anthropology programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Sociology & Anthropology Schools

#1

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, NY
$15,440 Average Tuition & Fees

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 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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$17,638 Average Tuition & Fees

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 large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

VSU undergraduate students pay an average of $17,638 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, sociology and anthropology graduates from VSU carry an average student debtload of $36,187.

Full Sociology & Anthropology at Valdosta State University Report

$18,857 Average Tuition & Fees

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 school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIS are $18,857 per year.

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#4

Spelman College

Atlanta, GA
$28,181 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spelman College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools list. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Spelman is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Spelman are $28,181 per year.

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#5

Denison University

Granville, OH

Out of the 26 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Denison University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Granville, Denison is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Denison are $57,500 per year. Sociology & Anthropology majors at Denison take out an average of $25,752 in student loans while working on their egree.

Denison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Sociology & Anthropology Schools list.

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$59,380 Average Tuition & Fees

Washington and Lee University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for sociology and anthropology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Lexington, Washington and Lee is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Washington and Lee are $59,380 per year.

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$23,613 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Oregon University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value sociology and anthropology programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Southern Oregon University undergraduate students pay an average of $23,613 in tuition and fees each 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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#8

Lafayette College

Easton, PA

Lafayette College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lafayette also is in the top 1% of our Best Sociology & Anthropology Schools ranking.

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#9

Carleton College

Northfield, MN

With a ranking of #9, Carleton College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology and anthropology students. Located in the town of Northfield, Carleton is a private not-for-profit school 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.

Full Sociology & Anthropology at Carleton College Report

#10

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI
$24,735 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Oakland University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology and anthropology students. Oakland is a large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakland are $24,735 per year.

Full Sociology & Anthropology at Oakland University Report

Sociology & Anthropology by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Sociology & Anthropology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Internet Archive Book Images.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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