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2023 Best Value Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$29,025 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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 the Rocky Mountains Region

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

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Anthropology

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Montana the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Missoula, UM is a public college with a large student population.

UM graduate students pay an average of $24,096 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Anthropology at The University of Montana

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value anthropology schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU - Boulder are $33,953 per year.

Read full report on Anthropology at University of Colorado Boulder

Best Anthropology Colleges by State

Explore the best anthropology colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 32
Utah 15
Idaho 24
Montana 13
Wyoming 2

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 2 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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