by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 71 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for anthropology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,204 bachelor's degrees in anthropology during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of anthropology for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality anthropology program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for anthropology students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Below you'll see a list of the best 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.
Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in anthropology needs to take a look at University of Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Philadelphia.More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from University of Pennsylvania
Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in anthropology has to look into Princeton University. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from Princeton University
New York University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in anthropology. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from New York University
It is difficult to beat George Washington University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from George Washington University
Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from Johns Hopkins University
Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from Cornell University
Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from Georgetown University
Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from Columbia University in the City of New York
Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the city of Pittsburgh.More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Barnard is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from Barnard College
Here are some additional great schools for Anthropology students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Best Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | University of Maryland - College Park | College Park, MD |
| 12 | Binghamton University | Vestal, NY |
| 13 | Bucknell University | Lewisburg, PA |
| 14 | Colgate University | Hamilton, NY |
| 15 | Vassar College | Poughkeepsie, NY |
| 16 | American University | Washington, DC |
| 17 | Haverford College | Haverford, PA |
Explore the best anthropology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 707 | 658 |
| Pennsylvania | 698 | 308 |
| Maryland | 370 | 61 |
| New Jersey | 351 | 112 |
| District of Columbia | 226 | 51 |
| Delaware | 224 | 14 |
One of 5 majors within the Anthropology area of study, Anthropology has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Physical & Biological Anthropology | 23 |
| Medical Anthropology | 15 |
| Cultural Anthropology | 5 |
