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2024 Best Anthropology Schools in the New England Region

32 Colleges in the New England Region
726 Anthropology Degrees Awarded
$28,177 Avg Early-Career Salary
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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 32 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Anthropology Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 726 degrees in anthropology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Anthropology School

Best Anthropology Schools in the New England Region 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.

Anthropology Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Anthropology
Master's Degrees in Anthropology
Doctor's Degrees in Anthropology

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Anthropology Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for 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 anthropology degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top New England Region Schools in Anthropology

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Yale University
New Haven, CT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CT
35 Anthropology Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in anthropology needs to take a look at Yale University. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.

There were approximately 35 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
53 Anthropology Degrees Awarded

Harvard University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in anthropology. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were about 53 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.

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Brown University
Providence, RI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In RI
37 Anthropology Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Brown University if you want to pursue a degree in anthropology. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.

There were about 37 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
33 Anthropology Degrees Awarded
$44,153 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat Dartmouth College if you want to pursue a degree in anthropology. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the town of Hanover. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.

There were about 33 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year. Anthropology degree recipients from Dartmouth College get an earnings boost of around $15,976 above the typical earnings of anthropology graduates.

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Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In VT
73.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #76 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Middlebury is a great college overall.

There were about 15 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Middlebury in the most recent year we have data available.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In MA

Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were roughly 17 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA
33 Anthropology Degrees Awarded

Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were approximately 33 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 Anthropology Degrees Awarded
$29,630 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.

There were approximately 31 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the anthropology program report average early career earnings of $29,630.

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Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In ME

Bowdoin is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Bowdoin is a great college overall.

There were approximately 11 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Bowdoin in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA
$26,000 Median Student Debt

Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 14th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 29 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Anthropology Colleges by State

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

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Massachusetts301316
Connecticut241124
New Hampshire210137
Maine20261
Rhode Island20050
Vermont19450

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One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Anthropology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Anthropology Focus Areas

MajorAnnual Graduates
Anthropology691
Cultural Anthropology12
Other Anthropology10
Physical & Biological Anthropology6
Forensic Anthropology6
Medical Anthropology1

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Economics5,687
Political Science & Government3,983
Sociology1,835
International Relations & National Security1,639
General Social Sciences512
Geography & Cartography373
Other Social Sciences303
Urban Studies129
Sociology & Anthropology51
Archeology45

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