2025 Best Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

a master's degree in anthropology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #119 out of 343 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 62 master's degrees in anthropology to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on anthropology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other anthropology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for anthropology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized anthropology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for anthropology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Anthropology in the New England Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for anthropology students seeking a a master's degree.

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Anthropology

1

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

24 Annual Graduates

Harvard University is a great choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in anthropology. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.More information about a master’s in anthropology from Harvard University

2

Boston University
Boston, MA

14 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in anthropology has to take a look at Boston University. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston.More information about a master’s in anthropology from Boston University

Best Anthropology Colleges by State

Explore the best anthropology colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	38
Connecticut	153	9
Rhode Island	127	5
Maine	90	1

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Anthropology Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Anthropology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Anthropology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Anthropology	45
Forensic Anthropology	10
Other Anthropology	7

Most Popular Majors Related to Anthropology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	881
International Relations & National Security	605
Political Science & Government	151
General Social Sciences	120
Geography & Cartography	74
Sociology	60
Urban Studies	56
Other Social Sciences	21
Archeology	19

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Deror avi. More about our data sources and methodologies.