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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$28,345 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,722 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Anthropology Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in New York

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

Top 10 Best Anthropology Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in New York for anthropology students working on their master’s degree. The Graduate Center is a moderately-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 #3 on our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Binghamton University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value anthropology schools in New York. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.

Binghamton University graduate students pay an average of $13,780 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Anthropology at Binghamton University

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 Master’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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Teachers College are $35,054 a year.

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

Full Anthropology at Teachers College at Columbia University Report

#4

Hunter College

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

Hunter graduate students pay an average of $11,398 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University at Albany

Albany, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at University at Albany helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value anthropology schools in New York. 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.

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#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for anthropology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.

Cornell also made our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list, coming in at #1.

Full Anthropology at Cornell University Report

#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #7, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for anthropology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University at Buffalo are $14,388 a year.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for anthropology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NYU are $38,206 a year.

NYU also took the #5 spot in our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York rankings.

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#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for anthropology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Syracuse are $42,954 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Syracuse is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.

Full Anthropology at Syracuse University Report

Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Columbia are $52,924 a year.

Columbia did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.

Read full report on Anthropology at Columbia University in the City of New York

Best Value Anthropology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Anthropology Colleges 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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