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2024 Best Sociology & Anthropology Schools in the New England Region

3 Colleges in the New England Region
51 Sociology & Anthropology Degrees Awarded
If you're seeking a degree in sociology & anthropology, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #271 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for sociology & anthropology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 51 degrees in sociology & anthropology during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Sociology & Anthropology School

Best Sociology & Anthropology Schools in the New England Region Your choice of sociology & anthropology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Sociology & Anthropology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Sociology & Anthropology Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Sociology & Anthropology

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 the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Sociology & Anthropology in the New England Region

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 sociology & anthropology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top New England Region Schools in Sociology & Anthropology

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VT

Any student who is interested in sociology & anthropology has to check out Saint Michael's College. Saint Michael's is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize suburb of Colchester. This college ranks 5th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were roughly 14 sociology & anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Saint Michael's in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in sociology & anthropology has to take a look at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. UMass Dartmouth is a medium-sized public university located in the medium-sized suburb of North Dartmouth. A Best Colleges rank of #843 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMass Dartmouth is a great university overall.

There were about 20 sociology & anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UMass Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in sociology & anthropology from University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NH

Every student who is interested in sociology & anthropology has to check out Keene State College. Located in the distant town of Keene, Keene State is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 5th out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were approximately 2 sociology & anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Keene State in the most recent data year.

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Best Sociology & Anthropology Colleges by State

Explore the best sociology & anthropology colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Massachusetts30115
Connecticut2418
New Hampshire2100
Maine2020
Rhode Island20010
Vermont19416

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Sociology & Anthropology is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Sociology & Anthropology Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
Sociology & Anthropology51

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Economics5,687
Political Science & Government3,983
Sociology1,835
International Relations & National Security1,639
Anthropology726
General Social Sciences512
Geography & Cartography373
Other Social Sciences303
Urban Studies129
Archeology45

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