by our College Data Analytics Team
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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 Pennsylvania, there were 378 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,302 and $25,616 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $65,037 and $44,515 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 5 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Pennsylvania”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Pennsylvania list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercyhurst University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Pennsylvania list. Mercyhurst is located in Erie, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Pennsylvania list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s anthropology students in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Pitt is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #5 spot on the list. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 masters’s anthropology degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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