by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Oregon” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Oregon, there were 202 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,642 and $22,484 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,093 and $47,545 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Oregon” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree 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 colleges and universities below are the best for oregon master’s degree anthropology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Oregon list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oregon landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s anthropology students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Oregon list. Oregon State is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Oregon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Western Oregon University is a small public school situated in Monmouth, Oregon. It awarded 6 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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