by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that 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 Southeast region, there were 2,083 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,842 and $22,493 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 182 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 32 colleges that offer a degree in anthropology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in anthropology.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region”.
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgia State University is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 20 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of West Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Pensacola, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Anthropology at The University of West Florida
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region list. Williamsburg, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 32 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #4 spot on the list. UofM is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 6 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Read more about Anthropology at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
University of Southern Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. University of Southern Mississippi is a fairly large school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 4 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tampa, Florida, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
University of Mississippi came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Ole Miss is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi. It awarded 6 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Anthropology at University of Mississippi
George Mason University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #10, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s anthropology students 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 freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Anthropology Report
With a ranking of #11, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region list. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 5 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 9 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, 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 87%.
Vanderbilt University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 4 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Emory University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Emory is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 4 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tulane is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Read more about Anthropology at Tulane University of Louisiana
East Carolina University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. ECU is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 5 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida Atlantic University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. FAU is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 5 masters’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%.
Florida State University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 7 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
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 95%.
Read full report on Anthropology at Florida State University
University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 4 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, 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%.
University of Florida did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 4 masters’s anthropology 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of Alabama at Birmingham ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region list. UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, 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 86%.
With a ranking of #24, North Carolina State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Central Florida landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and 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 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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