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2024 Best Anthropology Schools in Maine

4 Colleges in Maine
61 Anthropology Degrees Awarded
$24,072 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Anthropology Schools in Maine ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 61 degrees in anthropology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Anthropology School

Best Anthropology Schools in Maine 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 Maine 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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Best Schools for Anthropology in Maine

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 Maine Schools in Anthropology

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Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In ME
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Bowdoin College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in anthropology. Bowdoin is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bowdoin is a great college overall.

There were about 12 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Bowdoin in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in anthropology from Bowdoin College

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Colby College
Waterville, ME
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In ME

Every student who is interested in anthropology has to look into Colby College. Located in the remote town of Waterville, Colby is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #82 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Colby is a great college overall.

There were about 8 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Colby in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in anthropology from Colby College

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Bates College
Lewiston, ME
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In ME

Bates College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in anthropology. Bates is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Lewiston. This college ranks 3rd out of 19 schools for overall quality in the state of Maine.

There were approximately 9 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Bates in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in anthropology from Bates College

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$24,072 Median Starting Salary

University of Maine is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in anthropology. Located in the suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 19 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maine.

There were approximately 18 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UMaine in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, anthropology degree recipients usually earn an average of $24,072 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in anthropology from University of Maine

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 301 316
Connecticut 241 124
New Hampshire 210 137
Rhode Island 200 50
Vermont 194 50

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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 52
Cultural Anthropology 6
Other Anthropology 3

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 345
Economics 256
Sociology 120
Other Social Sciences 65
Geography & Cartography 33
International Relations & National Security 19
General Social Sciences 5

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