by our College Data Analytics Team
Anthropology is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on anthropology — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
College Factual ranked the 4 anthropology schools in Maine by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
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Below are the schools where anthropology makes up the largest share of degrees in Maine.
No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to anthropology than Bowdoin College. Located in the town of Brunswick, Bowdoin College is a private not-for-profit university. Anthropology accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full anthropology details for Bowdoin College
Colby College ranks #2 for anthropology by degree focus. Located in the town of Waterville, Colby College is a private not-for-profit university. About 2% of the degrees Colby College awards are in anthropology, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full anthropology details for Colby College
University Of Maine ranks #3 for anthropology by degree focus. Located in the suburb of Orono, University Of Maine is a public university. Anthropology accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 30 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full anthropology details for University Of Maine
University Of Southern Maine came in at #4 on our list of the most focused anthropology schools. Set in the city of Portland, University Of Southern Maine is a public institution. Anthropology accounts for around 0.5% of the degrees granted here, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full anthropology details for University Of Southern Maine
The ranking above is published by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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