2025 Best Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi

Anthropology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #59 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the best for anthropology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 35 bachelor's degrees in anthropology during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor'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 bachelor'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 bachelor'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 schools for anthropology students working on their bachelor'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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Mississippi list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Anthropology in Mississippi

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

Top Mississippi Schools for a Bachelor's in Anthropology

1

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

19 Annual Graduates

$26,836 Median Starting Salary

Mississippi State University is a wonderful choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Located in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public university with a very large student population.

After graduation, anthropology bachelor's recipients usually earn about $26,836 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from Mississippi State University

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University of Mississippi
University, MS

10 Annual Graduates

University of Mississippi is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Ole Miss is a very large public university located in the remote town of University.More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from University of Mississippi

Best Anthropology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	459
Georgia	224	196
Tennessee	220	139
North Carolina	213	376
Virginia	213	197
South Carolina	195	75
Kentucky	187	89
Alabama	184	84
Louisiana	171	73
Arkansas	167	63
West Virginia	147	13

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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	35

Majors Similar to Anthropology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	235
Sociology	77
Economics	44
International Relations & National Security	35
Geography & Cartography	15
General Social Sciences	13

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.