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 looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Anthropology Schools in Tennessee ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 153 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. 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.
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.
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 Tennessee.
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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.
Any student who is interested in anthropology needs to check out Vanderbilt University. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 19 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in anthropology. UT Knoxville is a very large public university located in the city of Knoxville. A Best Colleges rank of #173 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Knoxville is a great university overall.
There were approximately 61 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in anthropology needs to take a look at Sewanee - The University of the South. Located in the rural area of Sewanee, Sewanee is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #207 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Sewanee is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Sewanee in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in anthropology has to take a look at Rhodes College. Located in the city of Memphis, Rhodes College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 8th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were about 8 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Rhodes College in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Memphis is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in anthropology. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 21 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 19 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available.
ETSU is a large public university located in the city of Johnson City. This university ranks 11th out of 45 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 18 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at ETSU in the most recent year we have data available.
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. 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.
