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2024 Best Anthropology Schools in Missouri

6 Colleges in Missouri
130 Anthropology Degrees Awarded
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 reviewed 6 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of anthropology. Combined, these schools handed out 130 degrees in anthropology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Anthropology School

Best Anthropology Schools in Missouri Your choice of anthropology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Anthropology Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Anthropology
Master's Degrees in Anthropology
Doctor's Degrees in Anthropology

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 Missouri. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Anthropology in Missouri

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.

Top Missouri Schools in Anthropology

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO
55 Anthropology Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in anthropology needs to check out Washington University in St Louis. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were roughly 55 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MO

University of Missouri - Columbia is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in anthropology. Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #124 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.

There were roughly 16 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent year we have data available.

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MO
38.5% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Saint Louis University if you wish to pursue a degree in anthropology. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #244 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SLU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 13 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MO

It is difficult to beat Missouri State University - Springfield if you wish to pursue a degree in anthropology. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were roughly 19 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MO

UCM is a large public university located in the town of Warrensburg. This university ranks 21st out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were approximately 9 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UCM in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MO
6.3% Growth in Graduates

UMSL is a large public university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. This university ranks 10th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were roughly 16 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UMSL in the most recent year we have data available.

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MO

Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Charles. This university ranks 15th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were approximately 2 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Lindenwood University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Anthropology Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Anthropology Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 742 109
Iowa 648 94
Kansas 599 78
Nebraska 500 24
North Dakota 416 16
South Dakota 381 13

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Anthropology is one of 5 different types of Anthropology programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medical Anthropology 73
Cultural Anthropology 2

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