by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 11,415 people earned their degree in anthropology, making the major the 77th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, anthropology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,616 and had an average of $23,038 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 950 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major” ranking looked at 133 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in anthropology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in anthropology.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree anthropology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cerro Coso Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. Ridgecrest, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 133 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Cabrillo College landed the #2 spot on the list. Cabrillo College is a public institution located in Aptos, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 27 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major. Columbia College is located in Sonora, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego City College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. San Diego, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oxnard College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. Oxnard College is a medium-sized public school situated in Oxnard, California. It awarded 25 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Woodland Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. Located in Woodland, California, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
Santa Rosa Junior College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Santa Rosa, California, and it awarded 39 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Sacramento City College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. Located in Sacramento, California, this fairly large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Foothill College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. Foothill College is a public institution located in Los Altos Hills, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
San Diego Mesa College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking, coming in at #10. San Diego Mesa College is a fairly large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 14 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Marin landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. Kentfield, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Copper Mountain Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. CMC is a public institution located in Joshua Tree, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #13, Las Positas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. Livermore, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Northwest College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. This small school is located in Powell, Wyoming, and it awarded 2 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
West Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking, coming in at #15. West Valley College is a medium-sized public school situated in Saratoga, California. It awarded 11 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, College of the Desert did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. Located in Palm Desert, California, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
Western Wyoming Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking, coming in at #17. Western Wyoming Community College is located in Rock Springs, Wyoming and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
Butte College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking, coming in at #18. Oroville, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Cosumnes River College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. Cosumnes River College is a fairly large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 8 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
American River College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking, coming in at #20. American River College is a large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 20 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Moorpark College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. This fairly large school is located in Moorpark, California, and it awarded 27 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Long Beach City College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. Long Beach City College is a large school located in Long Beach, California that handed out 25 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Lake Tahoe Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking, coming in at #23. Located in South Lake Tahoe, California, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
Cypress College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking, coming in at #24. Cypress College is a fairly large school located in Cypress, California that handed out 16 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Skyline College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. San Bruno, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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