2023 Schools Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in South Dakota

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Anthropology is the 75th most popular major in the country with 10,607 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across South Dakota, there were 18 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in South Dakota” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in anthropology. That schools that top this list have a program in anthropology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in South Dakota

The colleges and universities below are the best for south dakota anthropology students.

Top 2 Most Focused Colleges for Anthropology in South Dakota

1

Augustana University
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

#3 overall quality in South Dakota

$40,631 Average Early-Career Earnings

$23,978 Average Student Debt

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, Augustana University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and it awarded 5 ’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.

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2

University of South Dakota
Vermillion, South Dakota

#5 overall quality in South Dakota

$48,161 Average Early-Career Earnings

$30,421 Average Student Debt

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Vermillion, South Dakota, and it awarded 13 ’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

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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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