2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Arkansas
3Colleges
53,692Bachelor's Degrees
$25,744Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Anthropology School for You
In 2021-2022, 53,692 bachelor's degrees were awarded to anthropology students who went to a Arkansas college or university. This makes it the #59 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.0% of all the anthropology bachelor's degrees in the country.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Arkansas ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer a bachelor's in anthropology. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. For this ranking, we are identifying those anthropology schools that provide their students with a hiqh quality education at a price that is lower than other colleges and universities of the same caliber.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
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 list to help you make the college 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.
Our rankings recognize University of Arkansas as the #1 school in this year's rankings. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Fayetteville. UARK not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Anthropology Schools in Arkansas list.
It takes about 4.3 years for the average student at UARK to complete their degree, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $31,981. This means that the average student pays around $137,838 to get a bachelor’s degree from UARK. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
University of Central Arkansas earned the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. UCA also took the #2 spot in our Best Anthropology Schools in Arkansas rankings.
The average student at UCA graduates in less than 4.4 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $18,595. This means that the average student pays around $82,562 to get a bachelor’s degree from UCA. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
Our rankings recognize University of Arkansas at Little Rock as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Little Rock, UA Little Rock is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. UA Little Rock not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Anthropology Schools in Arkansas list.
The average student at UA Little Rock graduates in less than 4.5 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $26,656. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from UA Little Rock is $119,952. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
Anthropology is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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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In 2021-2022, 53,692 bachelor's degrees were awarded to anthropology students who went to a Arkansas college or university. This makes it the #59 most popular major in the state. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 1.0% of all the anthropology bachelor's degrees in the country.
