2024 Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

a doctor's degree in anthropology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #50 out of 306 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 21 doctor's degrees in anthropology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 anthropology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other anthropology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor'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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for anthropology to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized anthropology related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Anthropology Schools

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

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Anthropology in Massachusetts

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in anthropology.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Doctorate in Anthropology

1

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

8 Annual Graduates

Harvard University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in anthropology. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in anthropology from Harvard University

2

Boston University
Boston, MA

6 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Boston University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in anthropology. Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in anthropology from Boston University

2

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

4 Annual Graduates

University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in anthropology. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Amherst.More information about a doctorate in anthropology from University of Massachusetts Amherst

Best Anthropology Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	93	12
Rhode Island	78	7
Maine	46	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Anthropology

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Anthropology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Anthropology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Anthropology	19
Physical & Biological Anthropology	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Anthropology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	116
Political Science & Government	50
Sociology	24
Geography & Cartography	11
International Relations & National Security	7
Archeology	1

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.