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2023 Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$38,210 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Sociology & Anthropology School for You

With 44 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, sociology and anthropology is the #208 most popular major in Illinois.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois 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. 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 Sociology & Anthropology Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Sociology & Anthropology

$12,053 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Springfield the best value school in Illinois for sociology and anthropology students. UIS is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIS are $12,053 per year.

Read full report on Sociology & Anthropology at University of Illinois at Springfield

#2

Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL
$51,002 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lake Forest College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Lake Forest, Lake Forest is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Lake Forest undergraduate students pay an average of $51,002 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Lake Forest also did well on our Best Sociology & Anthropology Schools in Illinois list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Sociology & Anthropology at Lake Forest College Report

#3

Knox College

Galesburg, IL
$51,576 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Knox College is a great value for sociology and anthropology students. Located in the town of Galesburg, Knox is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Knox are $51,576 a year. The average amount in student loans that sociology and anthropology majors at Knox take out is $27,000.

Full Sociology & Anthropology at Knox College Report

Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 9
Ohio 25
Indiana 9

One of 12 majors within the area of study, sociology and 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 3 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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