2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in North Dakota

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Anthropology is the 75th most popular major in the country with 10,974 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across North Dakota, there were 16 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,120 and $27,473 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in North Dakota” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in North Dakota

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in North Dakota”.

Top 2 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in North Dakota

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus
Fargo, North Dakota

#1 overall quality in North Dakota

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school situated in Fargo, North Dakota. It awarded 8 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%.

Read more about Anthropology at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

#2 overall quality in North Dakota

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in North Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 UND

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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