2024 Best Anatomy Bachelor's Degree Schools

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in anatomy, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #352 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Anatomy Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 515 bachelor's degrees in anatomy during the 2020-2021 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to anatomy students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other anatomy students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized anatomy related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for anatomy students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Anatomy Bachelor's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Anatomy in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for anatomy students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Anatomy

1

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

462 Annual Graduates

University of California - San Diego is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in anatomy. UCSD is a very large public university located in the city of La Jolla.More information about a bachelor’s in anatomy from University of California - San Diego

2

Duke University
Durham, NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

Duke University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in anatomy. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in anatomy from Duke University

Anatomy by Region

View the Best Anatomy Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

View All Rankings >

Rankings in Majors Related to Anatomy

One of 6 majors within the Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences area of study, Anatomy has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Anatomy

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology	3,606
Cell/Cellular Biology & Histology	382
Other Cell/Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences	71
Developmental Biology & Embryology	34
Cell Biology & Anatomy	15

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelvin Song. More about our data sources and methodologies.