If you plan on majoring in anthropology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #77 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in Washington 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 232 degrees in anthropology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of anthropology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for anthropology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Anthropology Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the anthropology degrees they offer, see the list below.
It is difficult to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you want to pursue a degree in anthropology. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were approximately 64 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available. Those anthropology students who get their degree from University of Washington - Seattle Campus earn $4,156 more than the typical anthropology student.
Every student pursuing a degree in anthropology needs to check out Western Washington University. WWU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bellingham. A Best Colleges rank of #215 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WWU is a great university overall.
There were about 66 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the anthropology program earn around $27,803 for their early career.
Every student pursuing a degree in anthropology needs to look into Seattle University. Seattle U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #155 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Seattle U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 6 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Seattle U in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Whitman College if you wish to pursue a degree in anthropology. Whitman is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Walla Walla. This college ranks 452nd out of 2,217 colleges for overall quality nationwide.
There were roughly 6 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Whitman in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #175 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.
There were roughly 35 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, anthropology degree recipients typically make around $24,161 at the beginning of their careers.
Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 7th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 30 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the anthropology program state that they receive average early career wages of $23,677.
Located in the suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 15th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 11 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at PLU in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 10 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at EWU 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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Your choice of anthropology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for anthropology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
