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2023 Best Value Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$30,302 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,455 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, anthropology was ranked #116 in the country. In fact 1,446 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for 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 Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the best value school in the Far Western US Region for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.

UC Berkeley also took the #3 spot in our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCLA also did well on our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value anthropology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

UCSD graduate students pay an average of $28,666 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Anthropology at University of California - San Diego Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNR are $22,380 a year.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 per year.

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree anthropology programs. UNLV is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Las Vegas.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNLV are $22,698 per year.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree anthropology programs. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Irvine are $28,458 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 a year.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for anthropology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Stanford graduate students pay an average of $55,011 in tuition and fees each year.

Stanford also made our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #1.

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Washington State University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree anthropology programs. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $28,190 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Anthropology Colleges by State

Explore the best anthropology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 193
Washington 13
Oregon 28
Nevada 12
Hawaii 11
Alaska 6

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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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