2025 Best Anthropology Schools in the New England Region
23
Colleges in the New England Region
691
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in
anthropology, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #75 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 23 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Anthropology Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 691 degrees in anthropology to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Anthropology School
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.
Anthropology Rankings by Degree Level
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 the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Anthropology in the New England Region
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.
10 Top New England Region Schools in Anthropology
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CT
35
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in anthropology needs to take a look at Yale University. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were roughly 35 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in anthropology from Yale University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In RI
37
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
It is hard to beat Brown University if you want to pursue a degree in anthropology. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were roughly 37 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in anthropology from Brown University
Bachelors
Degree Type
BA in Anthropology
Program Name
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.
More information about a degree in BA in Anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MA
47
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
Harvard University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in anthropology. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were about 47 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in anthropology from Harvard University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NH
33
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
It's hard to beat Dartmouth College if you wish to pursue a degree in anthropology. Dartmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the remote town of Hanover. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.
There were approximately 33 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in anthropology from Dartmouth College
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In MA
Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 15th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 29 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in anthropology from Brandeis University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
12th
Most Popular In MA
Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Worcester. A Best Colleges rank of #59 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Holy Cross is a great college overall.
There were roughly 2 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Holy Cross in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the distant town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #93 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Middlebury is a great college overall.
There were about 15 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Middlebury in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in anthropology from Middlebury College
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In MA
Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.
There were roughly 17 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In ME
Bowdoin is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Bowdoin is a great college overall.
There were roughly 11 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Bowdoin in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in anthropology from Bowdoin College
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MA
43
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
Located in the small city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were about 43 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.
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