by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” 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.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 647 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,450 and $25,129 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,087 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in anthropology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their anthropology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree anthropology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Montana. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Missoula, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s anthropology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Colorado Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #3 spot on the list. UW is a fairly large school located in Laramie, Wyoming that handed out 22 doctorate’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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