2024 Best Medical Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Medical Anthropology isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #625 in popularity out of 1232 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Medical Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 89 bachelor's degrees in medical anthropology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to medical anthropology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other medical anthropology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized medical anthropology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for medical anthropology students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Medical Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Medical Anthropology in the Plains States Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for medical anthropology students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Medical Anthropology

1

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

73 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Washington University in St Louis if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in medical anthropology. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a bachelor’s in medical anthropology from Washington University in St Louis

2

Creighton University
Omaha, NE

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Creighton University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in medical anthropology. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in medical anthropology from Creighton University

Best Medical Anthropology Colleges by State

Explore the best medical anthropology schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	73
Nebraska	331	16

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Rankings in Majors Related to Medical Anthropology

One of 5 majors within the Anthropology area of study, Medical Anthropology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Medical Anthropology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Anthropology	424
Other Anthropology	9
Cultural Anthropology	7

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Deror avi. More about our data sources and methodologies.