2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Rhode Island

A bachelor's degree in anthropology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #54 out of 338 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Rhode Island to determine which ones were the most popular for anthropology students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 44 bachelor's degrees in anthropology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Anthropology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in anthropology matters. We created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Rhode Island ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality anthropology program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for anthropology.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

 

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Anthropology in Rhode Island

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in anthropology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Anthropology Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

21 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In RI

$23,250 Median Student Debt

University of Rhode Island is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in Rhode Island.

There were about 21 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at URI in the most recent data year.

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2

Brown University
Providence, RI

18 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Brown University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in Rhode Island.

There were roughly 18 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.

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3

Rhode Island College
Providence, RI

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In RI

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Rhode Island College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Located in the suburb of Providence, RIC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in anthropology in Rhode Island.

There were about 5 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at RIC in the most recent data year.

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Best Anthropology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Anthropology Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	225	286
Connecticut	176	91
New Hampshire	153	118
Maine	152	42
Vermont	148	41

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Anthropology Related Rankings by Major

One of 12 majors within the Social Sciences area of study, Anthropology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Anthropology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Anthropology	44

Most Popular Majors Related to Anthropology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	360
Political Science & Government	322
Sociology	105
International Relations & National Security	89
Criminology	70
Other Social Sciences	28
Urban Studies	25
General Social Sciences	11
Archeology	6
Sociology & Anthropology	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Deror avi. More about our data sources and methodologies.