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.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Anthropology Schools in Arizona ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 371 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Anthropology Schools in Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Arizona State University - Tempe is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in anthropology. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.
There were roughly 134 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the anthropology degree program at Arizona State University - Tempe get $2,741 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
University of Arizona is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in anthropology. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the large city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.
There were approximately 55 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year. Those anthropology students who get their degree from University of Arizona receive $4,195 more than the average anthropology graduate.
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.
Arizona State University - Skysong is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in anthropology. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale. This university ranks 8th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were roughly 113 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Skysong in the most recent year we have data available. Those anthropology students who get their degree from Arizona State University - Skysong receive $2,741 more than the typical anthropology grad.
Northern Arizona University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in anthropology. NAU is a very large public university located in the small city of Flagstaff. This university ranks 7th out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were approximately 43 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at NAU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the anthropology program report average early career earnings of $27,838.
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.
