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2023 Best Value Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$22,302 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,722 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Anthropology Master's Degree School for You

With 32 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, anthropology is the #95 most popular major in Colorado.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Colorado 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 Colorado

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

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

Our analysis found University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus to be the best value school for anthropology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Colorado. Located in the large city of Denver, CU Anschutz is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CU Anschutz are $8,052 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CU Anschutz is ranked #5 for overall quality for anthropology in Colorado.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value anthropology schools in Colorado. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

Colorado State graduate students pay an average of $13,313 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Full Anthropology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value anthropology schools in Colorado. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CU - Boulder are $13,901 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, CU - Boulder is ranked #3 for overall quality for anthropology in Colorado.

Read full report on Anthropology at University of Colorado Boulder

#4

University of Denver

Denver, CO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list. Located in the large city of Denver, DU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at DU are $53,943 per year.

DU also made our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #4.

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Best Value Anthropology Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 15
Idaho 24
Montana 13
Wyoming 2

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 4 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).
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