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 2025 Best Anthropology Schools in New Mexico ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 104 degrees in anthropology annually.
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's 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 #608 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UNM is a great university overall.
There were about 46 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent data year.
Every 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 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were about 28 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at CNM in the most recent data year.
Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in anthropology. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were approximately 20 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Main Campus in the most recent data year.
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.
