Anthropology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #77 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Anthropology Schools in Arizona ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 326 degrees in anthropology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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. We derive our Best Overall Anthropology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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 the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Anthropology Schools in Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the anthropology degree levels they offer.
Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in anthropology. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were roughly 101 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, anthropology degree recipients generally earn around $27,234 in their early careers.
University of Arizona is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in anthropology. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were approximately 73 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona 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 $26,481.
Arizona State University - Skysong is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in anthropology. ASU - Skysong is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale. This university ranks 8th out of 26 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 97 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, anthropology degree recipients generally earn an average of $27,234 in the first five years of their career.
Northern Arizona University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in anthropology. NAU is a very large public university located in the small city of Flagstaff. This university ranks 5th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 47 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available. Anthropology degree recipients from Northern Arizona University receive an earnings boost of about $3,221 over the average earnings of anthropology majors.
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. We derive our Best Overall Anthropology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
