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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 10,974 people earned their degree in anthropology, making the major the 75th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 2,054 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,781 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 82 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in anthropology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in anthropology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida-Online. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region. This medium-sized school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s anthropology 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%.
Out of the 82 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Transylvania University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eckerd College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region. Saint Petersburg, Florida is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Out of the 82 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Asheville landed the #4 spot on the list. UNCA is a small school located in Asheville, North Carolina that handed out 14 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhodes College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Western Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Western Carolina University is a fairly large school located in Cullowhee, North Carolina that handed out 50 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Davidson College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Davidson, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Hendrix College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Rollins College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Rollins is a small school located in Winter Park, Florida that handed out 11 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
With a ranking of #10, Flagler College - St Augustine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region list. Flagler St. Augustine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Augustine, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Anthropology at Flagler College - St Augustine
Lyon College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Lyon is a small school located in Batesville, Arkansas that handed out 2 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, College of Charleston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region list. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Emory University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region list. Emory University is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 53 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
With a ranking of #14, Appalachian State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region list. Appalachian State University is located in Boone, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Read full report on Anthropology at Appalachian State University
With a ranking of #15, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region list. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 59 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
University of Mary Washington landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Florida ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 118 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
William & Mary landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Williamsburg, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of West Georgia landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Carrollton, Georgia, this fairly large public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Anthropology Report
With a ranking of #22, Radford University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region list. Radford, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
James Madison University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region list. James Madison University is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Louisville landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UofL is a large public school situated in Louisville, Kentucky. It awarded 29 bachelors’s anthropology degrees 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%.
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