by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Colorado” 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 Colorado, there were 272 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,940 and $24,916 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 240 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,670 and $29,027 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Colorado” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Colorado”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for colorado bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fort Lewis College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Colorado. Fort Lewis College is a public institution located in Durango, Colorado. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Colorado. Colorado Springs, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Colorado University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Colorado. Western Colorado University is a small public school situated in Gunnison, Colorado. It awarded 7 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Colorado list. CU - Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 72 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Colorado list. University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is a public institution located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Colorado State University - Fort Collins did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #6. Colorado State is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #7, Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Colorado list. This fairly large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Northern Colorado came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Colorado ranking. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 14 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Colorado list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Denver ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Colorado list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Regis University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #11. Regis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 0 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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