Anthropology is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #75 most popular major in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Anthropology Schools in Virginia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 219 degrees in anthropology to qualified students.
Your choice of anthropology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Anthropology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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 Virginia.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the anthropology degree levels they offer.
University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in anthropology. University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 62 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat William & Mary if you want to pursue a degree in anthropology. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #111 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means William & Mary is a great school overall.
There were roughly 26 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at William & Mary in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in anthropology has to take a look at James Madison University. JMU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Harrisonburg. A Best Colleges rank of #169 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 33 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent year we have data available.
George Mason University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in anthropology. GMU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Fairfax. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 42 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year.
URichmond is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of University of Richmond. This university ranks 8th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 3 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at URichmond in the most recent year we have data available.
UMW is a small public university located in the suburb of Fredericksburg. This university ranks 21st out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 9 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UMW in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 27 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent year we have data available.
Radford is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Radford. This university ranks 23rd out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 14 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Radford in the most recent data year.
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. We derive our Best Overall Anthropology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
