by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Far Western US region, there were 3,495 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,048 and $20,033 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 163 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 38 colleges that offered 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 far western us region master’s degree anthropology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Humboldt State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region list. Humboldt State University is located in Arcata, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region. University of Hawaii at Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Chico. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region list. California State University - Chico is a public institution located in Chico, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Anchorage. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region. UAA is a public institution located in Anchorage, Alaska. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
With a ranking of #6, Portland State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Stanford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. Stanford University is located in Stanford, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of California - Riverside ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region list. Riverside, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 6 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Oregon came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UO is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Fullerton did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. California State University - Fullerton is a large school located in Fullerton, California that handed out 9 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Nevada - Reno ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Nevada - Reno is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’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%.
University of California - Berkeley ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 11 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Biola University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #14. This medium-sized school is located in La Mirada, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region list. UCSB is a public institution located in Santa Barbara, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. University of California - Los Angeles is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 9 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%.
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With a ranking of #17, California State University - Northridge did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Northridge, California, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Davis came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Davis, California, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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California State University - Long Beach landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 6 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
San Jose State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Jose State is a large public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 5 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Oregon State University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State University is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
California State University - Sacramento came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 4 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Southern California did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #23. USC is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 7 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #24, University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 2 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
San Francisco State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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