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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Anthropology is the 75th most popular major in the country with 10,974 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 582 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 475 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 23 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fort Lewis College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Fort Lewis College is a small public school situated in Durango, Colorado. It awarded 18 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Colorado College is a small school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 10 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Colorado University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Western Colorado University is a public institution located in Gunnison, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Montana. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 72 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Anthropology at University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Anthropology at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
University of Utah landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Wyoming ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #9. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 47 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Metropolitan State University of Denver ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Metropolitan State University of Denver is a fairly large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 21 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Boise State University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boise State University is a large school located in Boise, Idaho that handed out 28 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, University of Northern Colorado did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Greeley, Colorado is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Read more about Anthropology at University of Northern Colorado
University of Idaho ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Idaho State University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Idaho State University is a fairly large school located in Pocatello, Idaho that handed out 11 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CU Anschutz is a large school located in Denver, Colorado that handed out 20 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Anthropology at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
With a ranking of #16, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. BYU is a large school located in Provo, Utah that handed out 25 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Anthropology at Brigham Young University - Provo
Montana State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This fairly large school is located in Bozeman, Montana, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Anthropology at Montana State University
With a ranking of #18, Utah State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. USU is a large school located in Logan, Utah that handed out 19 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Southern Utah University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Southern Utah University is a fairly large school located in Cedar City, Utah that handed out 7 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Anthropology at Southern Utah University
University of Denver landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Utah Valley University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. UVU is located in Orem, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Weber State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Regis University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Regis U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 0 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
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