2024 Best Anthropology Schools

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Yale University
New Haven, CT

Yale University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in anthropology. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.

There were about 35 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent year we have data available.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Any student who is interested in anthropology has to look into Harvard University. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were approximately 47 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in anthropology. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.

There were roughly 29 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.

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University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

University of Chicago is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in anthropology. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were roughly 56 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.

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Duke University
Durham, NC

Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were about 31 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

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Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #17 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.

There were about 51 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA

Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

There were roughly 32 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year.

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Rice University
Houston, TX

Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.

There were roughly 17 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent year we have data available.

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Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Princeton. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Princeton is a great university overall.

There were approximately 41 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent year we have data available.

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Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.

There were roughly 21 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent data year.

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University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 220 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

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University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were approximately 115 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. This university ranks 1st out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were roughly 27 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 41 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.

15

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were approximately 61 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year.

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 50 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill. This university ranks 2nd out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 45 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville. This university ranks 1st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.

There were roughly 69 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.

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Brown University
Providence, RI

Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.

There were roughly 37 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. This university ranks 1st out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were roughly 21 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent year we have data available.

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George Washington University
Washington, DC

GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 2nd out of 8 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were roughly 42 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. This university ranks 8th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 51 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.

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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. This university ranks 3rd out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 21 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

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New York University
New York, NY

Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 52 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH

Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Hanover. This college ranks 1st out of 17 schools for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were roughly 33 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year.