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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for anthropology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 72 degrees in anthropology to qualified students.
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. 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.
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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Anthropology Schools in Maryland 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.
Johns Hopkins University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in anthropology. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were approximately 13 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Maryland - College Park is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in anthropology. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were approximately 39 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the anthropology program earn about $22,281 for their early career.
St Mary's College of Maryland is a great decision for students interested in a degree in anthropology. SMCM is a small public college located in the small suburb of St. Mary's City. This college ranks 10th out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 9 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at SMCM in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the anthropology program state that they receive average early career income of $22,277.
University of Maryland - Baltimore County is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in anthropology. UMBC is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Baltimore. This university ranks 4th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 8 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UMBC in the most recent year we have data available.
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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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. 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.
