2024 Best Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in anthropology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #54 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the best for anthropology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 38 bachelor's degrees in anthropology to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on anthropology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other anthropology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• 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 bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Rhode Island list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Anthropology in Rhode Island

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for anthropology students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Rhode Island Schools for a Bachelor's in Anthropology

1

Brown University
Providence, RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

Brown University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from Brown University

2

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

15 Annual Graduates

University of Rhode Island is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from University of Rhode Island

Best Anthropology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Anthropology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	581	253
Connecticut	341	103
Vermont	289	50
Maine	281	52
New Hampshire	276	137

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Anthropology Related Rankings by Major

Anthropology is one of 5 different types of Anthropology programs to choose from.

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Deror avi. More about our data sources and methodologies.