2025 Best Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in Texas
If you plan on getting your master's degree in
anthropology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #119 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 62 master's degrees in anthropology to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Anthropology School for Your Master's Degree
Your choice of anthropology for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Early-Career Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
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 complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for anthropology students working on their master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you.
