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2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Anthropology

446 Colleges in the United States
9,040 Bachelor's Degrees
Ranked #51 in popularity, anthropology is one of the most sought-after bachelor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 446 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for anthropology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 9,040 bachelor's degrees in anthropology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Anthropology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Anthropology The anthropology bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Anthropology ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for anthropology, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for anthropology.

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Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Most Well Attended Schools for Anthropology Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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252 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CA
#2 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Los Angeles is a popular decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in anthropology. UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in California.

There were about 252 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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173 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In CA
#5 Best Quality In CA

University of California - Santa Barbara is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in anthropology. UCSB is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in California.

There were about 173 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent data year.

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140 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#3 Most Popular In CA
#12 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - Santa Cruz if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a fairly large student population.

There were approximately 140 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
137 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In FL
#1 Best Quality In FL

University of Florida is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in anthropology. UF is a fairly large public university located in the city of Gainesville. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in Florida.

There were about 137 anthropology individuals who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.

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106 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In FL
#5 Best Quality In FL

Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in Florida.

There were about 106 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from University of Central Florida

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103 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#4 Most Popular In CA
#13 Best Quality In CA

UCR is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Riverside.

There were approximately 103 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent year we have data available.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
92 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In TX
#10 Best Quality In TX

Texas State is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Marcos.

There were about 92 anthropology individuals who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year.

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91 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#5 Most Popular In CA
#4 Best Quality In CA

Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in California.

There were roughly 91 anthropology individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

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88 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#3 Most Popular In FL
#4 Best Quality In FL

Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in Florida.

There were about 88 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from University of South Florida - Main Campus

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87 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In CO
#2 Best Quality In CO

Located in the medium-sized city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in Colorado.

There were about 87 anthropology individuals who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available.

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79 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In AZ
#1 Best Quality In AZ

Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in Arizona.

There were about 79 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.

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78 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In AZ
#3 Best Quality In AZ

University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the large city of Tucson. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in Arizona.

There were about 78 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.

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78 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#6 Most Popular In CA
#23 Best Quality In CA

Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a very large student population.

There were approximately 78 anthropology individuals who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent year we have data available.

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77 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#7 Most Popular In CA
#10 Best Quality In CA

Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population.

There were roughly 77 anthropology individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
71 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In UT
#2 Best Quality In UT

Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in Utah.

There were approximately 71 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available.

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70 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#8 Most Popular In CA
#11 Best Quality In CA

UC Davis is a very large public university located in the small suburb of Davis.

There were roughly 70 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.

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69 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In MN
#2 Best Quality In MN

UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in Minnesota.

There were roughly 69 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.

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69 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#9 Most Popular In CA
#9 Best Quality In CA

Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #9 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in California.

There were roughly 69 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent year we have data available.

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65 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In PA
#9 Best Quality In PA

Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #9 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in Pennsylvania.

There were about 65 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.

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64 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#10 Most Popular In CA
#29 Best Quality In CA

CSUN is a very large public university located in the large city of Northridge.

There were about 64 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at CSUN in the most recent year we have data available.

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Lehman College
Bronx, NY
64 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In NY
#27 Best Quality In NY

Located in the large city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a fairly large student population.

There were roughly 64 anthropology individuals who graduated with this degree at Lehman in the most recent data year.

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63 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#3 Most Popular In AZ
#2 Best Quality In AZ

ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public university located in the city of Scottsdale. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in Arizona.

There were roughly 63 anthropology individuals who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent year we have data available.

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63 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#2 Most Popular In TX
#2 Best Quality In TX

UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in Texas.

There were roughly 63 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

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62 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In OH
#4 Best Quality In OH

Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in Ohio.

There were about 62 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

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61 Annual Bachelor's Degrees
#1 Most Popular In NC
#3 Best Quality In NC

Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in North Carolina.

There were roughly 61 anthropology individuals who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
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Additional Award Winners

This section shows the rest of the schools awarded a Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Anthropology badge. Showing in this list means the college was ranked in the top 15% of the 446 different United States anthropology schools we analyzed.

Rank College Location
46 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
51 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA
51 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
51 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
51 Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO
51 University of North Texas Denton, TX
56 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA
56 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
58 University of Vermont Burlington, VT
59 Queens College Queens, NY
59 University of Nevada - Reno Reno, NV
59 University of New Mexico - Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
59 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
63 University of Georgia Athens, GA
63 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
63 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
66 California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, CA
66 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
66 Brandeis University Waltham, MA

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Anthropology students that almost earned our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Anthropology award.

Rank College Location
69 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA
69 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC
69 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ
69 University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras San Juan, PR
69 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
74 East Carolina University Greenville, NC
74 Utah State University Logan, UT
76 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
76 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
76 Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC
79 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
79 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
79 Fordham University Bronx, NY
82 California State University - San Marcos San Marcos, CA
82 Portland State University Portland, OR
84 California State University - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
84 James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA
84 Humboldt State University Arcata, CA
84 Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO
84 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
89 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
89 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI
89 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA
89 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH

Anthropology by Region

View the Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Anthropology for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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Anthropology is one of 4 different types of Anthropology programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medical Anthropology 93
Other Anthropology 67
Cultural Anthropology 59
Physical & Biological Anthropology 21

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