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 4 schools in South Carolina to determine which ones were the best for anthropology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 78 degrees in anthropology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Anthropology Schools in South Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that 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.
University of South Carolina - Columbia is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in anthropology. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, UofSC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #152 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were about 28 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Clemson University if you want to pursue a degree in anthropology. Clemson is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Clemson. A Best Colleges rank of #107 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Clemson is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.
College of Charleston is a good decision for students interested in a degree in anthropology. C of C is a large public college located in the city of Charleston. This college ranks 8th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were roughly 26 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at C of C in the most recent data year.
Coastal Carolina University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in anthropology. Coastal Carolina University is a large public university located in the small city of Conway. This university ranks 19th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 10 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Coastal Carolina University in the most recent data year.
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.
