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 Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Kansas” 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 Kansas, there were 82 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $20,561 and $28,192 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,354 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Kansas” ranking, we looked at 2 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 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Kansas”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Kansas”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Wichita State University is a public institution located in Wichita, Kansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #2 spot on the list. KU is a public institution located in Lawrence, Kansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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