2025 Best Physical & Biological Anthropology Schools
4Colleges in the United States
53Physical Anthropology Degrees Awarded
Physical & Biological Anthropology degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1109 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Physical & Biological Anthropology Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 53 degrees in physical & biological anthropology to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Physical & Biological Anthropology School
Your choice of physical & biological anthropology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Physical & Biological Anthropology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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.
Physical & Biological Anthropology Rankings by Degree Level
The physical 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 Physical & Biological Anthropology Schools.
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Best Schools for Physical & Biological Anthropology in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the physical anthropology degree levels they offer.
George Washington University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in physical & biological anthropology. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were about 11 physical & biological anthropology students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.
Boston University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in physical & biological anthropology. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.More information about a degree in physical & biological anthropology from Boston University
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.
Every student pursuing a degree in physical & biological anthropology needs to take a look at New York University. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 7 physical & biological anthropology students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in physical & biological anthropology has to look into Binghamton University. Binghamton University is a large public university located in the midsize suburb of Vestal. This university ranks 15th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 11 physical & biological anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent data year.
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 physical & biological anthropology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Physical & Biological Anthropology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
