2024 Best Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Vermont

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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Vermont to determine which ones were the best for anthropology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 50 bachelor's degrees in anthropology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

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

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to anthropology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of anthropology students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt anthropology students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized anthropology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for anthropology students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Anthropology Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Vermont ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Anthropology in Vermont

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for anthropology students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Vermont Schools for a Bachelor's in Anthropology

1

Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT

4 Annual Graduates

Middlebury College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Middlebury.More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from Middlebury College

2

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

38 Annual Graduates

$24,109 Median Starting Salary

$19,500 Median Student Debt

University of Vermont is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a large student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the anthropology program make about $24,109 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from University of Vermont

Best Anthropology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Anthropology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	238	257
Connecticut	183	103
New Hampshire	157	137
Rhode Island	157	38
Maine	156	60

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Rankings in Majors Related to Anthropology

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Anthropology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Anthropology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Anthropology	50

Majors Similar to Anthropology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	227
Economics	196
International Relations & National Security	86
Sociology	59
Geography & Cartography	31
General Social Sciences	16
Sociology & Anthropology	16
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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Deror avi. More about our data sources and methodologies.