by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Medical Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 226 people earned their degree in medical anthropology, making the major the 893rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 29 medical anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Medical Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in medical anthropology. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in medical anthropology.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region medical anthropology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Geneseo. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Medical Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Geneseo is a small public school situated in Geneseo, New York. It awarded 20 ’s medical anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Swarthmore College landed the #2 spot on the list. Swarthmore College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 ’s medical anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Medical Anthropology Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lycoming College landed the #3 spot on the list. Lycoming College is a small school located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 ’s medical anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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