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2025 Best Anthropology Schools in the New England Region

24 Colleges in the New England Region
726 Anthropology Degrees Awarded
$28,899 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.

College Factual reviewed 24 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of anthropology. 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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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 has 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 #20 out of 2,152 schools 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 year we have data available.

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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 medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.

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

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Bachelors Degree Type
BA in Anthropology Program Name

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.

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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 United States for getting a degree in anthropology. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.

There were approximately 53 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent year we have data available.

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
33 Anthropology Degrees Awarded
$40,071 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Dartmouth College if you wish 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 #12 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.

There were roughly 33 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year. Anthropology degree recipients from Dartmouth College earn a boost of approximately $11,172 above the typical income of anthropology majors.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
33 Anthropology Degrees Awarded
$26,934 Median Starting Salary

Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were about 33 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, anthropology degree recipients generally make about $26,934 in their early careers.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$35,390 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 15th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 29 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent year we have data available. Those anthropology students who get their degree from Brandeis University earn $6,491 more than the average anthropology student.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
12th Most Popular In MA

Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Worcester. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Holy Cross is a great college overall.

There were roughly 2 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Holy Cross in the most recent data year.

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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 distant town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #93 out of 2,152 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 data year.

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

Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

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

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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 fringe town of Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Bowdoin is a great college overall.

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

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Best Anthropology Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 316
Connecticut 241 124
New Hampshire 210 137
Maine 202 61
Rhode Island 200 50
Vermont 194 50

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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

Major Annual Graduates
Anthropology 691
Cultural Anthropology 12
Other Anthropology 10
Physical & Biological Anthropology 6
Forensic Anthropology 6
Medical Anthropology 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 5,687
Political Science & Government 3,983
Sociology 1,835
International Relations & National Security 1,639
General Social Sciences 512
Geography & Cartography 373
Other Social Sciences 303
Urban Studies 129
Sociology & Anthropology 51
Archeology 45

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