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2023 Best Value Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$26,437 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,722 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Anthropology Master's Degree School for You

Anthropology is the #116 most popular major in the country with 1,446 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Anthropology

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for anthropology students working on their master’s degree. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

North Dakota State University graduate students pay an average of $12,028 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

UNL graduate students pay an average of $19,541 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNL is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Anthropology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

#3

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Creighton University is a great value for anthropology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Creighton are $19,096 a year.

Creighton excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wichita State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wichita.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WSU are $15,323 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Iowa State graduate students pay an average of $26,948 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $31,012 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Iowa is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Anthropology at University of Iowa Report

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree anthropology programs. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Anthropology at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Washington University in St Louis ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 a year.

WUSTL also made our Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, coming in at #2.

Full Anthropology at Washington University in St Louis Report

Best Anthropology Colleges by State

Explore the best anthropology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 17
Minnesota 8
Iowa 3
Kansas 8
Nebraska 11
North Dakota 1
South Dakota 0

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

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 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.

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