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2021 Best Anthropology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

11 Colleges
782 Bachelor's Degrees
$30,047 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Anthropology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Anthropology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

This year's Best Anthropology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in anthropology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great anthropology programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the anthropology program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best Anthropology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Anthropology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best Anthropology Schools for Non-Traditional Students

1

The University of Texas at Austin has taken the #1 spot in this year's anthropology ranking for non-traditional students. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Anthropology in the Southwest Region ranking.

About 0.8% of UT Austin students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. There are roughly 3,479 part time students in attendance at UT Austin.

Read full report on Anthropology at The University of Texas at Austin

2

Arizona State University - Tempe earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe. As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Anthropology in the Southwest Region ranking.

About 1.5% of ASU - Tempe students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 37,856 students take at least one class online at ASU - Tempe. 8,480 of ASU - Tempe students are attending part time.

Read full report on Anthropology at Arizona State University - Tempe

3

Our rankings recognize University of Arizona as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population. University of Arizona also made our Best Colleges for Anthropology in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #3.

The student loan default rate at University of Arizona is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 18,254 students at University of Arizona that take at least one class online. There are roughly 12,642 part time students in attendance at University of Arizona.

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Texas A&M University - College Station earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Anthropology in the Southwest Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 24,343 students at Texas A&M College Station that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,943 part time students in attendance at Texas A&M College Station.

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The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of New Mexico - Main Campus. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Anthropology in the Southwest Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.6%. There are approximately 8,254 students at UNM that take at least one class online. 7,459 students are part time.

Read full report on Anthropology at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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Our rankings recognize University of Houston as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population. UH also made our Best Colleges for Anthropology in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.

The student loan default rate at UH is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 26,121 students at UH that take at least one class online. 13,663 students are part time.

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Northern Arizona University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 1.7% of NAU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 9,603 students at NAU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 6,368 part time students in attendance at NAU.

Full Anthropology at Northern Arizona University Report

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Texas State crest
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

Texas State University comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population. Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Anthropology in the Southwest Region list.

The student loan default rate at Texas State is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,921 students take at least one class online at Texas State. 8,642 of Texas State students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at San Antonio as the #9 school in this year's rankings. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

About 1.4% of UTSA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,824 students take at least one class online at UTSA. 10,436 students are part time.

Read full report on Anthropology at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Anthropology in the Southwest Region ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 12,433 students take at least one class online at University of Oklahoma. About 6,082 of the students at University of Oklahoma are attending part time.

Full Anthropology at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students Anthropology Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students anthropology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 495
Arizona 259
Oklahoma 41
New Mexico 64

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