by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Anthropology Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Other Anthropology is the 1004th most popular major in the country with 119 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 26 other anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Anthropology Major” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other anthropology. That schools that top this list have a program in other anthropology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree other anthropology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Anthropology Major. Eastern University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 masters’s other anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Anthropology Major list. Teachers College at Columbia University is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 10 masters’s other anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Anthropology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #3 spot on the list. UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s other anthropology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Other Anthropology Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Anthropology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #4 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 1 masters’s other anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Anthropology Major. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s other anthropology students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Harvard University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Anthropology Major ranking, coming in at #6. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Anthropology at Harvard University
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Anthropology Major ranking, coming in at #7. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Central Washington University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Anthropology Major list. Central Washington University is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 0 masters’s other anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Central Washington University Other Anthropology Report
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