by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Anthropology Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 117 people earned their degree in other anthropology, making the major the 1004th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 other anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Anthropology Major” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other anthropology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in other anthropology.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Anthropology Major” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree other anthropology students.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Anthropology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 masters’s other anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Anthropology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s other anthropology students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Anthropology Major. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 8 masters’s other anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Alabama at Birmingham Other Anthropology Report
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Anthropology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #4 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 3 masters’s other anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Anthropology at University of Maine
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Anthropology Major. Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Harvard University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Anthropology Major ranking, coming in at #6. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 0 masters’s other anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Anthropology Major ranking. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s other anthropology students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Anthropology at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Central Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Other Anthropology Major ranking. Located in Ellensburg, Washington, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s other anthropology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Other Anthropology at Central Washington University
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