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 “Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,570 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,815 and $23,570 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,247 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 96 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in anthropology. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in anthropology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree anthropology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehman College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 72 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 69 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, 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 93%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Vestal, New York, and it awarded 41 bachelors’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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Out of the 96 schools in the Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #4 spot on the list. Princeton, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 38 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. Hunter College is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 38 bachelors’s anthropology 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%.
Fordham University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Fordham U is a fairly large school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 37 bachelors’s anthropology degrees 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #8, Queens College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Queens College is located in Queens, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
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%.
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 34 students 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 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Stony Brook University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Stony Brook, New York, this large public school awarded 31 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Brooklyn College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. This fairly large school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Temple University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Temple University is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
With a ranking of #14, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 24 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 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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Skidmore College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Saratoga Springs, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 24 students 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 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. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
SUNY Geneseo ranked #14 on this year’s Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. SUNY Geneseo is a small public school situated in Geneseo, New York. It awarded 24 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Franklin and Marshall College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Franklin and Marshall is a small school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that handed out 24 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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New York University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students 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%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
With a ranking of #19, University at Buffalo did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 23 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, 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.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Rochester landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Rochester is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 19 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Barnard College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Barnard College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 17 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University at Albany landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UAlbany is a fairly large school located in Albany, New York that handed out 17 bachelors’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%.
Montclair State University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Syracuse University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Syracuse University is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 16 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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