2024 Best Sociology & Anthropology Schools in Pennsylvania
3Colleges in Pennsylvania
50Sociology & Anthropology Degrees Awarded
Sociology & Anthropology degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #271 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of sociology & anthropology. Combined, these schools handed out 50 degrees in sociology & anthropology to qualified students.
The sociology & anthropology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Sociology & Anthropology rankings. For our Best Overall Sociology & Anthropology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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 Sociology & Anthropology Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Sociology & Anthropology in Pennsylvania
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the sociology & anthropology degree levels they offer.
Top Pennsylvania Schools in Sociology & Anthropology
Every student pursuing a degree in sociology & anthropology needs to check out Lafayette College. Located in the suburb of Easton, Lafayette is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 9th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 27 sociology & anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Lafayette in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Swarthmore College if you want to pursue a degree in sociology & anthropology. Located in the large suburb of Swarthmore, Swarthmore is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Swarthmore is a great college overall.
There were approximately 13 sociology & anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Swarthmore in the most recent data year.
Ursinus College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in sociology & anthropology. Ursinus is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Collegeville. This college ranks 25th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 8 sociology & anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Ursinus in the most recent year we have data available.
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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 sociology & anthropology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Sociology & Anthropology rankings. For our Best Overall Sociology & Anthropology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
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