Anthropology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #59 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Hawaii ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 50 bachelor's degrees in anthropology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on anthropology students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other anthropology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for anthropology to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized anthropology related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for anthropology students working on their bachelor's degree.
The anthropology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Hawaii.
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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Anthropology in Hawaii
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for anthropology students seeking a a bachelor's degree.
Top Hawaii Schools for a Bachelor's in Anthropology
University of Hawaii at Manoa is a great choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in anthropology. UH Manoa is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Honolulu.
Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the anthropology program make an average of $23,706 in their early career salary.
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).