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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology (Income $30-$48k) in New York

10 Ranked Colleges
152 Degrees Awarded
$33,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

Across New York, there were 936 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,200 and $26,208 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 152 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 10 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the anthropology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology (Income $30-$48k) in New York

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 3 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new york master’s degree anthropology students whose families make $30-$48k list, Cornell has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

Columbia also made our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Anthropology at Columbia

#3

Hunter College

New York, New York
#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. Hunter is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

Hunter also took the #11 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter are $20,828.

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#4

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. Binghamton University is a public institution located in Vestal, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Binghamton University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Anthropology at Binghamton University

#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Stony Brook, New York, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook also made our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583.

Read more about Anthropology at Stony Brook University

#6

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#9 in overall quality

University at Albany landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UAlbany is a fairly large school located in Albany, New York that handed out 6 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

UAlbany did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Albany are $25,225, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Anthropology at UAlbany

#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#5 in overall quality

Syracuse University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also took the #5 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714.

Full Syracuse University Anthropology Report

#8

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, New York University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 21 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

Read more about Anthropology at New York University

#9

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University at Buffalo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 5 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also took the #10 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University at Buffalo Anthropology Report

#10

The New School

New York, New York
#7 in overall quality

The New School came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. The New School is located in New York, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

New School University also took the #7 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New School University are $47,642, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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