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2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Illinois

7 Colleges in Illinois

27 Master's Degrees

A master's degree in anthropology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #108 out of 326 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 7 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 master's degrees in anthropology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Anthropology School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in anthropology matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Illinois ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of anthropology students usually has them for a reason. 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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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for anthropology.

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Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Anthropology in Illinois

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in anthropology.

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

Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northwestern University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in anthropology. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in anthropology in Illinois.

There were about 8 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.

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Illinois State University
Normal, IL

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Illinois State University is a popular choice for students interested in a master's degree in anthropology. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for master's degrees in anthropology in Illinois.

There were about 5 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in anthropology needs to look into University of Chicago. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in anthropology in Illinois.

There were roughly 5 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Illinois at Chicago is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in anthropology. UIC is a very large public university located in the city of Chicago. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in anthropology in Illinois.

There were about 4 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, IL

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In IL

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

NIU is a large public university located in the small suburb of Dekalb. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #6 in quality for master's degrees in anthropology in Illinois.

There were about 3 anthropology individuals who graduated with this degree at NIU in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in anthropology in Illinois.

There were about 2 anthropology individuals who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public university with a large student population. More information about a master’s in anthropology from Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Best Anthropology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	203	24
Ohio	195	22
Indiana	181	41
Wisconsin	166	20

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Anthropology is one of 12 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Anthropology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Anthropology	27

Majors Similar to Anthropology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	256
General Social Sciences	235
Political Science & Government	96
International Relations & National Security	89
Sociology	71
Geography & Cartography	38
Criminology	7
Urban Studies	6
Archeology	2
Other Social Sciences	2

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).
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