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2024 Best Anthropology Schools in Washington

8 Colleges in Washington
219 Anthropology Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in anthropology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #75 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 8 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of anthropology. Combined, these schools handed out 219 degrees in anthropology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Anthropology School

Best Anthropology Schools in Washington Your choice of anthropology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for anthropology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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

Bachelor's Degrees in Anthropology
Master's Degrees in Anthropology
Doctor's Degrees in Anthropology

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 in Washington list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Anthropology in Washington

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the anthropology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Washington Schools in Anthropology

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
62 Anthropology Degrees Awarded

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in anthropology. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were approximately 62 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in anthropology from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WA
55 Anthropology Degrees Awarded

Western Washington University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in anthropology. WWU is a large public university located in the city of Bellingham. A Best Colleges rank of #215 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WWU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 55 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent data year.

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Seattle University
Seattle, WA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In WA

Seattle University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in anthropology. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #155 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Seattle U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Seattle U in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in anthropology from Seattle University

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Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In WA
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Whitman College is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in anthropology. Whitman is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Walla Walla. This college ranks 452nd out of 2,217 schools for overall quality nationwide.

There were about 6 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Whitman in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WA
35 Anthropology Degrees Awarded

Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.

There were roughly 35 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in anthropology from Washington State University

6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In WA
6.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 7th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were roughly 30 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in anthropology from Central Washington University

7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In WA
27.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 15th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were roughly 11 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at PLU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in anthropology from Pacific Lutheran University

8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In WA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.

There were roughly 10 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in anthropology from Eastern Washington University

Best Anthropology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Anthropology Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 999 2,767
Oregon 587 233
Nevada 354 118
Hawaii 267 49
Alaska 167 27

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Anthropology 11
Cultural Anthropology 2

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