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2023 Best Value Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$18,056 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,722 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Anthropology Master's Degree School for You

Anthropology is the #122 most popular major in Virginia with 22 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Virginia 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia

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

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

#1

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

Our analysis found William & Mary to be the best value school for anthropology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.

William & Mary graduate students pay an average of $16,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

William & Mary did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.

Read full report on Anthropology at William & Mary

Out of the 3 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.

University of Virginia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.

Read full report on Anthropology at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value anthropology schools in Virginia. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $16,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Anthropology at George Mason University

Best Value Anthropology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Anthropology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 82
Georgia 37
North Carolina 30
Tennessee 15
Kentucky 14
Louisiana 15
Alabama 13
South Carolina 3
Mississippi 15
Arkansas 5

One of 12 majors within the area of study, anthropology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 3 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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