2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Cultural Anthropology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Cultural Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Cultural Anthropology is the 1042nd most popular major in the country with 76 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 4 cultural anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 cultural anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Cultural Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in cultural anthropology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality cultural anthropology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the cultural anthropology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Cultural Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree cultural anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Cultural Anthropology (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Webster University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$18,661 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Cultural Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the #1 spot on the list. Webster is a medium-sized school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 3 bachelors’s cultural anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Webster not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Cultural Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Webster University is $18,661 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Cultural Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Webster Cultural Anthropology Report

#2

Creighton University

Omaha, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$24,458 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Cultural Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s cultural anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Creighton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Cultural Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $24,458 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Cultural Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Creighton University.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Creighton University Cultural Anthropology Report

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Cultural Anthropology (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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