Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Anthropology Schools in Illinois

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Anthropology Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$28,416 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,960 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Anthropology School for You

With 69 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, anthropology is the #109 most popular major in Illinois.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Illinois to see which 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Anthropology Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Anthropology Colleges.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality in Anthropology

$13,968 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for anthropology students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Illinois State are $13,968 a year.

Illinois State also made our Best Anthropology Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #5.

Full Anthropology at Illinois State University Report

$14,738 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best anthropology schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIU are $14,738 per year.

Full Anthropology at Northern Illinois University Report

$17,634 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UIUC are $17,634 a year.

UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Anthropology Schools in Illinois list.

Read full report on Anthropology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

$15,240 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best anthropology schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUC are $15,240 per year.

Full Anthropology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

$15,603 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $15,603 per year.

Full Anthropology at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
$60,768 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for anthropology students. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Northwestern undergraduate students pay an average of $60,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northwestern is ranked #1 for overall quality for anthropology in Illinois.

Read More…

#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL
$60,963 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UChicago are $60,963 per year.

UChicago not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Anthropology Schools in Illinois list.

Read full report on Anthropology at University of Chicago

Best Value Anthropology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 43
Ohio 33
Indiana 56
Wisconsin 20

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

Majors Similar to Anthropology

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 7 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.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.