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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Arkansas to determine which ones were the best for anthropology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 68 degrees in anthropology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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.
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 Schools in Arkansas.
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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.
University of Arkansas is a good option for students pursuing a degree in anthropology. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.
There were about 42 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat University of Central Arkansas if you want to pursue a degree in anthropology. UCA is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Conway. This university ranks 6th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were roughly 12 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UCA in the most recent data year.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a great option for students pursuing a degree in anthropology. UA Little Rock is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Little Rock. This university ranks 9th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were about 8 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UA Little Rock in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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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.
