2024 Best Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Anthropology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #119 most popular master's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 16 master's degrees in anthropology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master'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 - The number of anthropology students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• 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 much debt anthropology students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized anthropology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for anthropology students working on their master'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 Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Anthropology in New Jersey

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

Top New Jersey Schools for a Master's in Anthropology

1

Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

6 Annual Graduates

Princeton University is a wonderful option for individuals interested in a master's degree in anthropology. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in anthropology from Princeton University

2

Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ

9 Annual Graduates

Monmouth University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in anthropology. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.More information about a master’s in anthropology from Monmouth University

Best Anthropology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	160
Pennsylvania	248	15
Maryland	193	6
District of Columbia	154	18

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Rankings in Majors Related to Anthropology

Anthropology is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Anthropology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Anthropology	16

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
International Relations & National Security	62
Economics	56
Political Science & Government	48
Sociology	20
General Social Sciences	16
Geography & Cartography	3
Demography & Population Studies	2

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.