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2023 Best Value Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$47,404 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,722 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Anthropology Master'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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England Region 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.

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 the New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Anthropology

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Yale University to be the best value school for anthropology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Yale are $45,700 per year.

Yale not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Full Anthropology at Yale University Report

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great value for anthropology students working on their master’s degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 a year.

Harvard also made our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #5.

Full Anthropology at Harvard University Report

#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brown are $62,083 per year.

Brown also took the #3 spot in our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.

Read full report on Anthropology at Brown University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

UCONN graduate students pay an average of $42,237 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great value for anthropology students working on their master’s degree. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMass Amherst are $32,809 a year.

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#6

University of Maine

Orono, ME

University of Maine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.

UMaine graduate students pay an average of $29,490 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brandeis are $53,618 a year.

Full Anthropology at Brandeis University Report

#7

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 a year.

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

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Best Anthropology Colleges by State

Explore the best anthropology schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 59
Connecticut 21
Rhode Island 12
Maine 1

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 8 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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