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 3 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of anthropology. Combined, these schools handed out 88 degrees in anthropology to qualified students.
The anthropology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Anthropology rankings. 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.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Louisiana list to help you make the college decision.
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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.
Tulane University of Louisiana is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in anthropology. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.
There were roughly 37 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent data year.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in anthropology. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge. This university ranks 2nd out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were roughly 32 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in anthropology. UL Lafayette is a large public university located in the city of Lafayette. This university ranks 9th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were about 12 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UL Lafayette in the most recent year we have data available.
One of 5 majors within the Anthropology area of study, Anthropology has other similar majors worth exploring.
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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The anthropology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Anthropology rankings. 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.
