2024 Best Anthropology Schools
353
Colleges in the United States
10,974
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
Ranked #75 in popularity,
anthropology is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual reviewed 353 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of anthropology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 10,974 degrees in anthropology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great Anthropology School
Your choice of anthropology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Anthropology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Anthropology Rankings by Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Anthropology Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Anthropology in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of anthropology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
25 Top Schools in Anthropology
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CT
Yale University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in anthropology. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were approximately 22 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MA
43
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in anthropology needs to look into Harvard University. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were approximately 43 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.
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University of Pennsylvania is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in anthropology. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 29 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IL
62
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
University of Chicago is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in anthropology. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.
There were approximately 62 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were approximately 20 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MO
55
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were about 55 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
20th
Most Popular In CA
Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were roughly 28 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.
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Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.
There were roughly 17 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NJ
48
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Princeton. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Princeton is a great university overall.
There were roughly 48 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In IL
Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were roughly 23 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
264
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 264 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In CA
118
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 118 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In TN
Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. This university ranks 1st out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 19 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In IN
34
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 34 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In GA
62
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were roughly 62 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
79
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 79 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NC
59
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill. This university ranks 2nd out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 59 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In VA
62
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the suburb of Charlottesville. This university ranks 1st out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 62 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In RI
31
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 9 schools for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were roughly 31 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.
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Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. This university ranks 1st out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 13 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.
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GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 2nd out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were about 25 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
9th
Most Popular In CA
75
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. This university ranks 8th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 75 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
17th
Most Popular In NY
Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. This university ranks 3rd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 16 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In NY
45
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 45 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NH
38
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Hanover. This college ranks 1st out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were approximately 38 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available.
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