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2023 Best Value Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$29,461 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,722 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Anthropology Master's Degree 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.

The Best Value Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Illinois to see which master'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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

Check out the anthropology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Anthropology

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

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $9,773 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, Illinois State is ranked #5 for overall quality for anthropology in Illinois.

Full Anthropology at Illinois State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for anthropology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.

Full Anthropology at Northern Illinois University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree 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 graduate student at UIUC are $17,823 a year.

UIUC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Full Anthropology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $17,277 per year.

Read full report on Anthropology at University of Illinois at Chicago

#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northwestern are $56,567 a year.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

Read full report on Anthropology at Northwestern University

#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

UChicago graduate students pay an average of $63,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UChicago also made our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #2.

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Best Value Anthropology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Anthropology Schools 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 6 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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