Anthropology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #77 most popular 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 4 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for anthropology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 202 degrees in anthropology annually.
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. We derive our Best Overall Anthropology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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.
The anthropology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Anthropology Schools in Oregon.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the anthropology degree levels they offer.
University of Oregon is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in anthropology. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #167 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UO is a great university overall.
There were approximately 65 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, anthropology degree recipients usually earn about $27,775 in their early careers.
It is hard to beat Oregon State University if you wish to pursue a degree in anthropology. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #238 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Oregon State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 56 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the anthropology major at Oregon State University make $3,674 more than the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
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.
It is difficult to beat Portland State University if you want to pursue a degree in anthropology. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 41 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the anthropology major at Portland State University make $5,963 more than the standard graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Reed College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in anthropology. Located in the city of Portland, Reed is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 21st out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 13 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Reed in the most recent data year.
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).
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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. We derive our Best Overall Anthropology School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
