by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Anthropology is the 75th most popular major in the country with 10,974 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,069 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 41 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 21 colleges that offer 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Anthropology at Austin Community College District
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. CNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Coconino Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Paradise Valley Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. Paradise Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 2 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 21 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Arizona College landed the #5 spot on the list. Eastern Arizona College is a small school located in Thatcher, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Scottsdale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Mesa Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
South Texas College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. South Texas College is a large public school situated in McAllen, Texas. It awarded 3 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Phoenix College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Houston Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
Pima Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Pima County Community College District is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Anthropology at Pima County Community College District
Rio Salado College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. Rio Salado College is a fairly large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Glendale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Glendale Community College is a fairly large school located in Glendale, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, Blinn College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. Blinn College is a public institution located in Brenham, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
San Antonio College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. San Antonio College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 0 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Palo Alto College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Palo Alto College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
GateWay Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. GateWay Community College is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Chandler-Gilbert Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Chandler, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Cochise County Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Cochise College is located in Sierra Vista, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
South Mountain Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. South Mountain Community College is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Anthropology at South Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized school located in Avondale, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Anthropology at Estrella Mountain Community College
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