2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Massachusetts

If you pursue a doctor's degree in anthropology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #49 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of anthropology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11 doctor's degrees in anthropology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Anthropology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in anthropology matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Massachusetts ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of anthropology students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for anthropology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Anthropology in Massachusetts

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for anthropology students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Anthropology Students Working on Their Doctorate

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Harvard University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in anthropology. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in anthropology in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 5 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in anthropology from Harvard University

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Boston University
Boston, MA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in anthropology has to take a look at Boston University. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in anthropology in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 5 anthropology individuals who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in anthropology from Boston University

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Massachusetts Amherst is a popular option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in anthropology. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in anthropology in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 1 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in anthropology from University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Brandeis University
Waltham, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in anthropology has to look into Brandeis University. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. More information about a doctorate in anthropology from Brandeis University

Best Anthropology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	137	9
Rhode Island	116	3
Maine	52	1

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Anthropology Related Rankings by Major

One of 4 majors within the Anthropology area of study, Anthropology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Anthropology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physical & Biological Anthropology	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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