by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 1,085 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,069 and $22,177 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 106 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 17 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 colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree anthropology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 13 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Portales, New Mexico, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rice University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 University of North Texas. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 11 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Tulsa landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tulsa, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #9, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. UTSA is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 6 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Arizona ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
With a ranking of #12, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 4 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Anthropology Report
Texas Tech University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s anthropology degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Houston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 6 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, 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 97%.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, 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 94%.
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