by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Anthropology is the 75th most popular major in the country with 10,974 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 950 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major” ranking analyzed 133 colleges that offered a degree in anthropology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their anthropology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The anthropology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
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 school located in Ridgecrest, California that handed out 13 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Anthropology at Cerro Coso Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cabrillo College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major. Located in Aptos, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. Columbia Junior College is located in Sonora, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 133 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego City College landed the #4 spot on the list. San Diego City College is a fairly large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 15 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
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. Oxnard College is a medium-sized school located in Oxnard, California that handed out 25 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Woodland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. Woodland Community College is a small public school situated in Woodland, California. It awarded 5 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Anthropology at Woodland Community College
Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking, coming in at #7. Santa Rosa Junior College is a fairly large school located in Santa Rosa, California that handed out 39 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Sacramento City College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. Sacramento City is a fairly large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 20 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
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 public institution located in Los Altos Hills, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
San Diego Mesa College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 14 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Marin ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. College of Marin is a public institution located in Kentfield, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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. Copper Mountain Community College is a small public school situated in Joshua Tree, California. It awarded 2 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Las Positas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. Las Positas College is located in Livermore, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #14, Northwest College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. Northwest College is a small school located in Powell, Wyoming that handed out 2 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
West Valley College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. West Valley College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saratoga, California. It awarded 11 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Desert came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. College of the Desert is a fairly large school located in Palm Desert, California that handed out 10 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Wyoming Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. Rock Springs, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Butte College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. Butte College is located in Oroville, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
Cosumnes River College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. Cosumnes River is a fairly large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 8 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, American River College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. American River College is a large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 20 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Moorpark College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Moorpark, California, and it awarded 27 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Long Beach City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 25 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Lake Tahoe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking, coming in at #23. LTCC is located in South Lake Tahoe, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Anthropology at Lake Tahoe Community College
With a ranking of #24, Cypress College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. This fairly large school is located in Cypress, California, and it awarded 16 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
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 6 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
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