by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Anthropology is the 77th most popular major in the country with 11,105 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. 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.
Across Illinois, there were 300 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,960 and $22,514 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 231 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,374 and $23,086 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in anthropology. That schools that top this list have a program in anthropology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Illinois”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Illinois”.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Wheaton College Illinois landed the #1 spot on the list. Wheaton College Illinois is located in Wheaton, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Wesleyan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Bloomington, Illinois, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augustana College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Illinois list. Located in Rock Island, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Illinois. Loyola University Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 30 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Macomb, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Chicago did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #6. University of Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 33 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Illinois ranking. University of Illinois at Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Illinois State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Illinois ranking. This large school is located in Normal, Illinois, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Northeastern Illinois University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #9. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 Northeastern Illinois University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Illinois list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Anthropology Report
Northern Illinois University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Illinois list. NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Illinois list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 full report on Anthropology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Northwestern University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Illinois ranking. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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 freshman retention rate of 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #14. SIUE is located in Edwardsville, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Full Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Anthropology Report
DePaul University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Illinois ranking. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
North Central College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Illinois list. North Central is a small school located in Naperville, Illinois that handed out 2 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
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