2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Maine

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the most popular for anthropology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 62 bachelor's degrees in anthropology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Anthropology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality anthropology program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Anthropology in Maine

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in anthropology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Anthropology Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of Maine
Orono, ME

22 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In ME

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University of Maine is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in Maine.

There were roughly 22 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bates College
Lewiston, ME

12 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In ME

Bates College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Bates is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Lewiston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in Maine.

There were roughly 12 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Bates in the most recent data year.

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3

Colby College
Waterville, ME

11 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In ME

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Colby College if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Located in the remote town of Waterville, Colby is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in Maine.

There were approximately 11 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Colby in the most recent data year.

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4

Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME

10 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In ME

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Bowdoin College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Bowdoin is a small private not-for-profit college located in the fringe town of Brunswick. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in Maine.

There were about 10 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Bowdoin in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

University of Maine at Farmington
Farmington, ME

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Located in the remote town of Farmington, UMaine Farmington is a public university with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from University of Maine at Farmington

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University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME

3 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In ME

Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public university with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in Maine.

There were approximately 3 anthropology individuals who graduated with this degree at University of Southern Maine in the most recent data year.

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Deror avi. More about our data sources and methodologies.