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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology (Income $0-$30k) in Missouri

3 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$32,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master's in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 12,008 people earned their degree in anthropology, making the major the 77th most popular in the United States. 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.

Across Missouri, there were 231 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,350 and $23,984 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The anthropology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology (Income $0-$30k) in Missouri

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington University in St Louis are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 4 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

Missouri State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042.

Read full report on Anthropology at Missouri State University - Springfield

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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