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 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Anthropology Schools in New Mexico ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 107 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. 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Anthropology Schools in New Mexico list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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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.
It is hard to beat University of New Mexico - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in anthropology. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #514 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNM is a great university overall.
There were approximately 58 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student who is interested in anthropology needs to look into Central New Mexico Community College. CNM is a fairly large public college located in the city of Albuquerque. This college ranks 2nd out of 23 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were about 15 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at CNM in the most recent data year.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in anthropology. Located in the midsize suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 23 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were roughly 24 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus 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. 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.
