2026 Best Value Cultural Anthropology Schools in the New England Region
[Cultural Anthropology](/majors/social-sciences/anthropology/cultural-anthropology/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong cultural anthropology education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for cultural anthropology students.
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2026 Best Value Cultural Anthropology Schools in the New England Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in cultural anthropology, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Cultural Anthropology Schools
Leading the list is Boston University, our #1 best value for cultural anthropology in the New England Region. Located in the city of Boston, Boston University is a very large private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $68,102. Cultural Anthropology graduates carry a median of $25,250 in student loans. Early-career cultural anthropology graduates make about $26,934. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 11% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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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