by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 10,607 people earned their degree in anthropology, making the major the 75th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 982 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major” ranking, we looked at 133 colleges that offer a degree in anthropology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in anthropology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cerro Coso Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. Cerro Coso Community College is a small public school situated in Ridgecrest, California. It awarded 19 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
Out of the 133 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Cabrillo College landed the #2 spot on the list. Aptos, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 22 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 Columbia College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major. Columbia Junior College is a small school located in Sonora, California that handed out 3 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego City College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major. San Diego, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oxnard College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major. Located in Oxnard, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2021-2022.
Woodland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking, coming in at #6. Woodland Community College is located in Woodland, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
Santa Rosa Junior College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Santa Rosa, California, and it awarded 25 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Sacramento City College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. Located in Sacramento, California, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Foothill College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking, coming in at #9. Foothill College is a fairly large school located in Los Altos Hills, California that handed out 17 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, San Diego Mesa College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 15 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
College of Marin came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. College of Marin is a small public school situated in Kentfield, California. It awarded 1 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
Copper Mountain Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. Located in Joshua Tree, California, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Las Positas College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. Las Positas College is a public institution located in Livermore, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Northwest College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking, coming in at #14. Powell, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
West Valley College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. Saratoga, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #16, College of the Desert did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. College of the Desert is a fairly large school located in Palm Desert, California that handed out 5 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #17, Western Wyoming Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. WWCC is located in Rock Springs, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
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Butte College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. Butte College is a medium-sized public school situated in Oroville, California. It awarded 12 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Cosumnes River College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. Cosumnes River is a fairly large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 5 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
American River College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. American River College is a large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 26 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Moorpark College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. Located in Moorpark, California, this fairly large public school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Long Beach City College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 19 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
Lake Tahoe Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. Lake Tahoe Community College is a small school located in South Lake Tahoe, California that handed out 3 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
Cypress College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking, coming in at #24. Cypress College is located in Cypress, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
With a ranking of #25, Skyline College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. Skyline College is a medium-sized school located in San Bruno, California that handed out 4 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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