2025 Best Anthropology Schools in Rhode Island

A degree in anthropology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #77 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Anthropology Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 56 degrees in anthropology to qualified students.

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Anthropology Rankings by Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Anthropology Schools in Rhode Island list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Anthropology in Rhode Island

The schools below may not offer all types of anthropology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Rhode Island Schools in Anthropology

1

Brown University
Providence, RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Anthropology Degrees Awarded

16.2% Growth in Graduates

Brown University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in anthropology. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a degree in anthropology from Brown University

2

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Rhode Island is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in anthropology. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a large student population.More information about a degree in anthropology from University of Rhode Island

Best Anthropology Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	301	316
Connecticut	241	124
New Hampshire	210	137
Maine	202	61
Vermont	194	50

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Anthropology Related Rankings by Major

One of 13 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Anthropology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Anthropology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Anthropology	56

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	407
Political Science & Government	322
Sociology	123
International Relations & National Security	122
Geography & Cartography	28
General Social Sciences	25
Urban Studies	18
Archeology	9
Sociology & Anthropology	8
Other Social Sciences	3

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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).
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