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 Master’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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 106 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 17 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 southwest region master’s degree anthropology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 13 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Anthropology Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region. Portales, New Mexico is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region. Rice is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 5 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, 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 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 15 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 12 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Northern Arizona University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 11 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Tulsa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Anthropology Report
The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
Southern Methodist University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Arizona came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 7 masters’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 #12, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Texas Tech University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 6 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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%.
With a ranking of #16, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s anthropology 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 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
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%.
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