2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Rhode Island
2Colleges
22,005Bachelor's Degrees
$34,449Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Anthropology School for You
With 22,005 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, anthropology is the #77 most popular major in Rhode Island. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 0.4% of all the anthropology bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Rhode Island ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Note that the phrase 'best value' does not mean the absolute lowest-priced. We are more focused on anthropology schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.
Average cost figures start with estimating tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses. We then subtract the average amount of financial aid that a student receives. You can use this as a gauge to estimate how much you may need to pay out of pocket to cover costs when financial aid isn't enough. Keep in mind that the net cost for you may be higher or lower, depending on your income and other factors.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Value Anthropology Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Featured Anthropology Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
The #1 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best value list, URI has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Anthropology Schools in Rhode Island ranking.
It takes the average student at URI about 4.3 years to graduate, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $36,995. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the URI is $158,339. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Our rankings recognize Brown University as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence. In addition to being on our best value list, Brown has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Anthropology Schools in Rhode Island ranking.
It takes about 4.2 years for the average student at Brown to complete their degree, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $31,903. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from Brown is about $132,397. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Anthropology is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.
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 the rest 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).
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With 22,005 bachelor's degrees handed out in 2021-2022, anthropology is the #77 most popular major in Rhode Island. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 0.4% of all the anthropology bachelor's degrees in the country.
