by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Anthropology is the 75th most popular major in the country with 10,974 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 582 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,087 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in anthropology. To top this list, a school must have a successful anthropology program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree anthropology students.
Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Missoula, Montana, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 1 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 54 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 64 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region for a Doctorate list. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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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