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2024 Best Anthropology Schools in New Jersey

8 Colleges in New Jersey
134 Anthropology Degrees Awarded
$26,130 Avg Early-Career Salary
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 8 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for anthropology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 134 degrees in anthropology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Anthropology School

Best Anthropology Schools in New Jersey 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.

Anthropology Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Anthropology
Master's Degrees in Anthropology
Doctor's Degrees in Anthropology

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Anthropology Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Anthropology in New Jersey

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.

Top New Jersey Schools in Anthropology

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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ
48 Anthropology Degrees Awarded

Princeton University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in anthropology. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Princeton. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Princeton is a great university overall.

There were approximately 48 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$23,594 Median Starting Salary
$27,000 Median Student Debt

Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in anthropology. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were about 24 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the anthropology program report average early career wages of $23,594.

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Monmouth University
West Long Branch, NJ
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$32,481 Median Starting Salary
$24,000 Median Student Debt

Monmouth University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in anthropology. Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 18 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Monmouth in the most recent data year. Anthropology degree recipients from Monmouth University get an earnings boost of around $6,352 over the typical income of anthropology graduates.

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Drew University
Madison, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NJ
60.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in anthropology needs to check out Drew University. Drew is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Madison. This university ranks 29th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 10 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Drew in the most recent data year.

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Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NJ
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #329 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rowan is a great university overall.

There were approximately 4 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent year we have data available.

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Montclair State is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Montclair. This university ranks 8th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were roughly 16 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, anthropology degree recipients typically make about $24,849 in the first five years of their career.

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Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NJ
60.0% Growth in Graduates

Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of South Orange. This university ranks 10th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 5 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NJ

William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public university located in the large suburb of Wayne. This university ranks 16th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.

There were about 4 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at William Paterson University in the most recent data year.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$23,594 Median Starting Salary
$27,000 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #263 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rutgers Newark is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Newark 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 wages of $23,594.

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Best Anthropology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 348
New York 333 896
Maryland 279 72
District of Columbia 188 93
Delaware 175 14

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

Anthropology Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Anthropology 134

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 843
Political Science & Government 792
General Social Sciences 738
Sociology 543
International Relations & National Security 185
Geography & Cartography 72
Other Social Sciences 61
Urban Studies 12
Demography & Population Studies 4

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