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.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the best for anthropology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 118 degrees in anthropology during the 2021-2022 academic year.
Your choice of anthropology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Anthropology Schools in New Jersey ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
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.
Princeton University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in anthropology. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Princeton. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Princeton is a great university overall.
There were about 41 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent data year.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in anthropology. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #98 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were about 13 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the anthropology program state that they receive average early career wages of $23,594.
Monmouth University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in anthropology. Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 16 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Monmouth in the most recent year we have data available. Anthropology degree recipients from Monmouth University get an earnings boost of approximately $6,352 above the average earnings of anthropology majors.
Every student pursuing a degree in anthropology needs to take a look at Drew University. Drew is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Madison. This university ranks 29th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 11 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Drew in the most recent data year.
Located in the suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #329 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rowan is a great university overall.
There were about 8 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Rowan in the most recent year we have data available.
Montclair State is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Montclair. This university ranks 8th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were approximately 14 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Montclair State in the most recent data year. After graduation, anthropology degree recipients generally earn around $24,849 at the beginning of their careers.
Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of South Orange. This university ranks 10th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 4 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Seton Hall in the most recent year we have data available.
William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public university located in the large suburb of Wayne. This university ranks 16th out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 9 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at William Paterson University in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #263 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rutgers Newark is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers Newark 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 $23,594.
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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Your choice of anthropology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
