Anthropology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #77 most popular 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 reviewed 5 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of anthropology. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 235 degrees in anthropology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
The anthropology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Anthropology rankings. We derive our Best Overall Anthropology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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 Schools in Oregon.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the anthropology degree levels they offer.
University of Oregon is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in anthropology. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #195 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UO is a great university overall.
There were roughly 80 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the anthropology program make around $27,377 for their early career.
It's difficult to beat Oregon State University if you wish to pursue a degree in anthropology. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #210 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Oregon State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 76 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, anthropology degree recipients generally make about $27,550 in the first five years of their career.
It's hard to beat Portland State University if you wish to pursue a degree in anthropology. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were approximately 38 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, anthropology degree recipients typically make an average of $28,090 in the first five years of their career.
Any student pursuing a degree in anthropology has to check out Linfield University - McMinnville Campus. Located in the town of McMinnville, Linfield is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 11th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 4 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Linfield in the most recent year we have data available.
Willamette University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in anthropology. Willamette is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Salem. This university ranks 23rd out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 10 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Willamette in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Monmouth, Western Oregon State College is a public university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #428 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Western Oregon State College is a great university overall.
There were about 3 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Western Oregon State College in the most recent data year.
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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