2025 Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

a doctor's degree in anthropology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #50 out of 306 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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 85 doctor's degrees in anthropology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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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 doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

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 - The number of anthropology students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• 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 much debt anthropology students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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 doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Anthropology in the Great Lakes Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in anthropology.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Doctorate in Anthropology

1

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

18 Annual Graduates

University of Chicago is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in anthropology. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in anthropology from University of Chicago

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

17 Annual Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in anthropology. U-M is a very large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor.More information about a doctorate in anthropology from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Best Anthropology Colleges by State

Explore the best anthropology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	40
Michigan	149	25
Ohio	144	12
Indiana	132	22
Wisconsin	108	7

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Anthropology Related Rankings by Major

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

Anthropology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Anthropology	84
Physical & Biological Anthropology	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Anthropology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	254
Sociology	114
Political Science & Government	101
Geography & Cartography	22
General Social Sciences	7
Urban Studies	5
Archeology	1

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.