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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Anthropology (Income $0-$30k)

13 Ranked Colleges
1,031 Degrees Awarded
$6,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Anthropology is the 77th most popular major in the country with 12,008 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, anthropology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $24,661 and had an average of $23,289 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,031 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in anthropology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent anthropology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the anthropology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 13 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Anthropology (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central New Mexico Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Central New Mexico Community College is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CNM also made our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend CNM is $2,604 for Associate Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Anthropology at Central New Mexico Community College

#2

Ventura College

Ventura, California
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ventura College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Ventura, California, and it awarded 20 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Ventura College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $506 for Associate Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Ventura College.

Read full report on Anthropology at Ventura College

#3

College of the Canyons

Santa Clarita, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of the Canyons. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Santa Clarita, California, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

College of the Canyons also took the #5 spot in our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for College of the Canyons is $3,392 for associate degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Anthropology at College of the Canyons

#4

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Rosa Junior College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. SRJC is a fairly large school located in Santa Rosa, California that handed out 27 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SRJC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Santa Rosa Junior College is $5,026 for Associate Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full SRJC Anthropology Report

#5

Palomar College

San Marcos, California
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Palomar College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. Palomar College is a large public school situated in San Marcos, California. It awarded 12 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Palomar College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Palomar College is $2,891 for associate degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Anthropology at Palomar College

#6

American River College

Sacramento, California
#8 in overall quality

American River College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. American River is a large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 21 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

American River also made our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend American River College is $4,334 for associate degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full American River College Anthropology Report

#7

East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, California
#2 in overall quality

East Los Angeles College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. East Los Angeles College is a large school located in Monterey Park, California that handed out 19 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

East Los Angeles College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for East Los Angeles College is $9,000 for Associate Degree Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Anthropology at East Los Angeles College

#8

Mt. San Jacinto College

San Jacinto, California
#10 in overall quality

Mt. San Jacinto College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. MSJC is a fairly large school located in San Jacinto, California that handed out 9 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

MSJC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Mt. San Jacinto College is $4,840 for associate degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Mt. San Jacinto College Anthropology Report

#12 in overall quality

College of Western Idaho did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Nampa, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k list, CWI has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CWI is $4,932 for associate degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full CWI Anthropology Report

#10

Napa Valley College

Napa, California
#3 in overall quality

Napa Valley College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Napa, California, this small public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

Napa Valley College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $11,661 for associate degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Napa Valley College.

Read more about Anthropology at Napa Valley College

#11

Merritt College

Oakland, California
#9 in overall quality

Merritt College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. Merritt College is a public institution located in Oakland, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Merritt College also made our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $10,131 for associate degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Merritt College.

Full Merritt College Anthropology Report

#12

Antelope Valley College

Lancaster, California
#13 in overall quality

Antelope Valley College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lancaster, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Antelope Valley College has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Antelope Valley College is $4,272 for associate degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Anthropology at Antelope Valley College

#13

Crafton Hills College

Yucaipa, California
#11 in overall quality

Crafton Hills College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Yucaipa, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

CHC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $14,325 for associate degree anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Crafton Hills College.

Read more about Anthropology at CHC

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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