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 looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Anthropology Schools in Utah ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 175 degrees in anthropology to qualified students.
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.
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 Utah list to help you make the college decision.
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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.
Any student who is interested in anthropology has to take a look at Brigham Young University - Provo. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #257 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were about 31 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Utah is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in anthropology. U of U is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City. A Best Colleges rank of #213 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were roughly 73 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the anthropology program report average early career wages of $27,844.
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.
Utah State University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in anthropology. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 28 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, anthropology degree recipients typically earn about $27,831 in the first five years of their career.
Every student pursuing a degree in anthropology has to look into Salt Lake Community College. Located in the large suburb of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 5th out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were about 17 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Salt Lake Community College in the most recent year we have data available.
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.
