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 3 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of anthropology. Combined, these schools handed out 88 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.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Anthropology Schools in Louisiana list to help you make the college 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.
Tulane University of Louisiana is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in anthropology. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.
There were approximately 37 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent data year.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in anthropology. Louisiana State University is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge. This university ranks 2nd out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were about 32 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University 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 $27,166.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in anthropology. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lafayette. This university ranks 9th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were roughly 12 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UL Lafayette 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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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.
