2024 Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
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Colleges in the Far Western US Region
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Associate Degrees
Anthropology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #120 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of anthropology. Combined, these schools handed out 879 associate degrees in anthropology to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Choosing a Great Anthropology School for Your Associate Degree
The anthropology associate degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality anthropology program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
- Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to anthropology students as compared to other majors.
- Major Demand - How many other anthropology students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
- Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
- Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized anthropology related body.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for anthropology students working on their associate degree.
More Ways to Rank Anthropology Schools
The anthropology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Anthropology Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.