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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

Across the New England region, there were 726 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,177 and $20,880 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 606 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,317 and $23,797 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 45 colleges that offer 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology in the New England Region

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Hampshire College
Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hampshire College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.

Read more about Anthropology at Hampshire College

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Amherst College
Amherst, Massachusetts

Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Amherst College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2021-2022.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Amherst Anthropology Report

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Connecticut College
New London, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Connecticut College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region. Conn College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New London, Connecticut. It awarded 8 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Anthropology at Conn College

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Wellesley College
Wellesley, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wellesley College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region. Wellesley is a small school located in Wellesley, Massachusetts that handed out 10 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Anthropology at Wellesley College

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Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, Massachusetts

Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Holyoke College landed the #5 spot on the list. Mt. Holyoke is a private not-for-profit institution located in South Hadley, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full Mount Holyoke College Anthropology Report

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Trinity College
Hartford, Connecticut

Trinity College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Hartford, Connecticut, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s anthropology degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Anthropology at Trinity Bantams

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Bennington College
Bennington, Vermont

Bennington College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Bennington, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

Read more about Anthropology at Bennington College

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Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut

Wesleyan University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region list. Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Middletown, Connecticut. It awarded 13 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Wesleyan U Anthropology Report

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Bowdoin College
Brunswick, Maine

Bowdoin College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #9. Bowdoin College is a small school located in Brunswick, Maine that handed out 11 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read full report on Anthropology at Bowdoin

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University of Maine at Farmington came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region ranking. This small school is located in Farmington, Maine, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Anthropology at UMaine Farmington

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire

Dartmouth College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. This medium-sized school is located in Hanover, New Hampshire, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Anthropology at Dartmouth

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Bates College
Lewiston, Maine

With a ranking of #12, Bates College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Lewiston, Maine, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read full report on Anthropology at Bates

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Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts

Smith College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #13. Smith is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northampton, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about Anthropology at Smith

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Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts

Brandeis University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students 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. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Anthropology at Brandeis University

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Colby College
Waterville, Maine

Colby College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region ranking. Waterville, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s anthropology degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Anthropology at Colby College

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University of Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

With a ranking of #16, University of Vermont did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region list. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Anthropology at UVM

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College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #17, College of the Holy Cross did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region list. College of the Holy Cross is a small school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 2 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full College of the Holy Cross Anthropology Report

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University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this fairly large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s anthropology students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 UMass Boston

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With a ranking of #19, University of Maine did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region list. University of Maine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 19 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.

Full UMaine Anthropology Report

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Brown University ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.

Read more about Anthropology at Brown University

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Wheaton College Massachusetts
Norton, Massachusetts

Wheaton College Massachusetts ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region list. Wheaton College Massachusetts is a small school located in Norton, Massachusetts that handed out 9 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.

Read full report on Anthropology at Wheaton College Massachusetts

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Stonehill College
Easton, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #22, Stonehill College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region list. Stonehill College is located in Easton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Stonehill Anthropology Report

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region ranking. UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UNH Anthropology Report

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University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #24. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 28 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Anthropology Report

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Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont

Middlebury College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the New England Region list. Middlebury College is a small school located in Middlebury, Vermont that handed out 15 bachelors’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read full report on Anthropology at Middlebury College

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