by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Anthropology is the 77th most popular major in the country with 11,415 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 647 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,450 and $25,129 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 26 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in anthropology. That schools that top this list have a program in anthropology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree anthropology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Northwest College is a small public school situated in Powell, Wyoming. It awarded 2 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Wyoming Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Rock Springs, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Wyoming College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Riverton, Wyoming, this small public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Idaho College landed the #4 spot on the list. North Idaho College is located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salt Lake Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Salt Lake Community College is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 13 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Casper College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Casper, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
College of Western Idaho landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CWI is a fairly large public school situated in Nampa, Idaho. It awarded 2 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Idaho landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Twin Falls, Idaho, and it awarded 1 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Laramie County Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. LCCC is a public institution located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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