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2025 Best Anthropology Schools in District of Columbia

3 Colleges in District of Columbia
100 Anthropology Degrees Awarded
$28,899 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in anthropology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #77 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for anthropology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 100 degrees in anthropology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Anthropology School

Best Anthropology Schools in District of Columbia The anthropology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Anthropology rankings. 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.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Anthropology
Master's Degrees in Anthropology
Doctor's Degrees in Anthropology

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Anthropology Schools in District of Columbia list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Anthropology in District of Columbia

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.

Top District of Columbia Schools in Anthropology

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
53 Anthropology Degrees Awarded
9.4% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in anthropology has to check out George Washington University. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were about 53 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, anthropology degree recipients usually earn an average of $22,614 in their early careers.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In DC

Every student pursuing a degree in anthropology has to take a look at Georgetown University. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were approximately 13 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.

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Bachelors Degree Type
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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.

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American University
Washington, DC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In DC
23.3% Growth in Graduates

American University is a great option for students interested in a degree in anthropology. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 7 colleges for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.

There were approximately 30 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Anthropology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Anthropology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 348
New York 333 896
Maryland 279 72
New Jersey 273 134
Delaware 175 14

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Anthropology is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Anthropology Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Anthropology 86
Physical & Biological Anthropology 11
Medical Anthropology 3

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Related Major Annual Graduates
International Relations & National Security 2,205
Political Science & Government 1,272
Economics 693
Sociology 145
General Social Sciences 113
Geography & Cartography 40
Urban Studies 12
Archeology 7

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