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2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
58 Degrees Awarded
$26,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master's in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Texas, there were 643 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,317 and $23,535 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 58 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology (Income $48-$75k) in Texas

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Rice University Anthropology Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 11 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Anthropology at UNT

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Anthropology at Texas State

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree anthropology students whose families make $48-$75k list, UH has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

Read more about Anthropology at UH

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA also made our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Anthropology at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#5 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

Read full report on Anthropology at The University of Texas at Austin

#2 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Anthropology at Texas A&M College Station

#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#7 in overall quality

Texas Tech University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530.

Full Texas Tech Anthropology Report

#1 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Anthropology Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our texas master’s degree anthropology students whose families make $48-$75k list, SMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Anthropology at SMU

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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