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2023 Best Value Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$28,566 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,455 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 234 degrees and certificates were awarded to anthropology students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #90 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in New York to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for anthropology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 New York

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 The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in New York for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $10,410 per year.

The Graduate Center did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.

Full Anthropology at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Binghamton University is a great value for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Binghamton University are $13,780 a year.

Full Anthropology at Binghamton University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Teachers College are $35,054 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Teachers College is ranked #3 for overall quality for anthropology in New York.

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#4

University at Albany

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albany.

UAlbany graduate students pay an average of $13,535 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Anthropology at University at Albany Report

#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Cornell not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list.

Read full report on Anthropology at Cornell University

#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University at Buffalo are $14,388 per year.

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#7

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree anthropology programs. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $13,838 per year.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree anthropology programs. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NYU are $38,206 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, NYU is ranked #5 for overall quality for anthropology in New York.

Full Anthropology at New York University Report

#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #9, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Syracuse are $42,954 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Columbia also did well on our Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Value Anthropology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Anthropology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 37
Maryland 11
New Jersey 22
District of Columbia 19

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 11 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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