by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 11,105 people earned their degree in anthropology, making the major the 77th most popular in the United States. In , anthropology graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $26,630 and had an average of $21,433 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 982 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major” ranking analyzed 133 colleges that offered a degree in anthropology. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their anthropology program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree anthropology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cerro Coso Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major. This small school is located in Ridgecrest, California, and it awarded 19 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cabrillo College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major. Aptos, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 22 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 133 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College landed the #3 spot on the list. Columbia College is a small public school situated in Sonora, California. It awarded 3 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego City College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major. Located in San Diego, California, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oxnard College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major. Oxnard College is a medium-sized public school situated in Oxnard, California. It awarded 17 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #6, Woodland Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. Located in Woodland, California, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2021-2022.
Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking, coming in at #7. Santa Rosa Junior College is a public institution located in Santa Rosa, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Sacramento City College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. Located in Sacramento, California, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Foothill College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. Foothill College is a fairly large school located in Los Altos Hills, California that handed out 17 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, San Diego Mesa College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. San Diego Mesa College is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
College of Marin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking, coming in at #11. College of Marin is a small school located in Kentfield, California that handed out 1 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
Copper Mountain Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. Joshua Tree, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Anthropology at Copper Mountain Community College
Las Positas College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Livermore, California, and it awarded 12 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
Northwest College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. Powell, Wyoming is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
West Valley College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. Saratoga, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
College of the Desert landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. Palm Desert, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
Western Wyoming Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. Located in Rock Springs, Wyoming, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Anthropology at Western Wyoming Community College
With a ranking of #18, Butte College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. Butte College is a medium-sized school located in Oroville, California that handed out 12 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, Cosumnes River College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. Cosumnes River is a public institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
American River College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. This large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 26 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Moorpark College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Moorpark, California, and it awarded 31 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Long Beach City College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 19 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
Lake Tahoe Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major ranking. This small school is located in South Lake Tahoe, California, and it awarded 3 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #24, Cypress College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. Cypress College is a public institution located in Cypress, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, Skyline College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major list. Skyline College is located in San Bruno, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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