2023 Best Value Anthropology Schools in New York
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Anthropology 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Anthropology Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in New York to see which 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.
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2023 Best Value Anthropology Schools in New York
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for anthropology majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Anthropology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in New York for anthropology students. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at The Graduate Center are $7,410 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, The Graduate Center is ranked #3 for overall quality for anthropology in New York.
Out of the 12 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Binghamton University are $10,390 per year.
Out of the 12 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Hunter is a very large public school located in the city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hunter are $7,382 a year.
The excellent programs at Teachers College at Columbia University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best anthropology schools in New York. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Teachers College also made our Best Anthropology Schools in New York list, coming in at #2.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Anthropology Schools in New York list. UAlbany is a large public school located in the small city of Albany.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAlbany are $10,408 per year.
Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for anthropology students. 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.
Cornell undergraduate students pay an average of $61,015 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Cornell not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Anthropology Schools in New York list.
University at Buffalo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for anthropology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University at Buffalo are $10,782 per year.
With a ranking of #8, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for anthropology students. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $10,455 per year.
New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for anthropology students. It came in at #9 on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
NYU undergraduate students pay an average of $56,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NYU also is in the top 10% of our Best Anthropology Schools in New York ranking.
With a ranking of #10, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for anthropology students. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.
Syracuse undergraduate students pay an average of $57,591 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Syracuse is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Anthropology Schools in New York list.
Best Value Anthropology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Pennsylvania | 37 |
Maryland | 11 |
New Jersey | 22 |
District of Columbia | 19 |
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Majors Related to Anthropology
Anthropology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 12 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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