2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in District of Columbia

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

Across District of Columbia, there were 70 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,283 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in District of Columbia” ranking, we looked at 3 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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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in District of Columbia”.

Top 3 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in District of Columbia

1

American University
Washington, District of Columbia

#3 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in District of Columbia list. American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, 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 85%.

Read full report on Anthropology at The American University

2

Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia

#4 overall quality in District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in District of Columbia list. This medium-sized school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.

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 2.4% 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 Catholic University of America

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

#2 overall quality in District of Columbia

Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 25 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Read more about Anthropology at GWU

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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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