by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 10,974 people earned their degree in anthropology, making the major the 75th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,069 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 859 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 29 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 Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region. Sherman, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southwestern is a small school located in Georgetown, Texas that handed out 6 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Out of the 29 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity University landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 10 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 2.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 21 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Anthropology at University of Houston - Clear Lake
With a ranking of #6, Baylor University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is a private not-for-profit institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Anthropology at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
With a ranking of #8, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school handed out 97 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students 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 more about Anthropology at Arizona State University - Skysong
University of Tulsa ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It awarded 9 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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.
The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 52 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. ENMU - Main Campus is a small public school situated in Portales, New Mexico. It awarded 7 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus Anthropology Report
Oklahoma Baptist University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Oklahoma Baptist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Shawnee, Oklahoma. It awarded 2 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
University of Arizona came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #14, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #15, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 42 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 66 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
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 freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Anthropology at The University of Texas at Austin
Rice University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
With a ranking of #19, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 73 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 39 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #22, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 53 degrees to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Read more about Anthropology at Texas A&M University - College Station
The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. UTEP is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Southern Methodist University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 7 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
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