A degree in anthropology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #77 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Anthropology Schools in Alabama ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 79 degrees in anthropology annually.
Your choice of anthropology school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Anthropology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that 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 Alabama list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of anthropology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student who is interested in anthropology has to check out The University of Alabama. UA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tuscaloosa. A Best Colleges rank of #180 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UA is a great university overall.
There were about 32 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent data year.
University of Alabama at Birmingham is a wonderful option for students pursuing a degree in anthropology. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #299 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UAB is a great university overall.
There were roughly 27 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UAB in the most recent data year.
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.
Every student who is interested in anthropology needs to check out Troy University. TROY is a large public university located in the town of Troy. This university ranks 24th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 12 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at TROY in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in anthropology needs to take a look at University of South Alabama. USA is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Mobile. This university ranks 11th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were roughly 3 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at USA in the most recent data year.
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. For our Best Overall Anthropology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
