2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Texas

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in anthropology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #50 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 6 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 doctor's degrees in anthropology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Anthropology School for Your Doctor's Degree

The anthropology doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Anthropology in Texas 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. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Anthropology Schools

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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for anthropology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Anthropology in Texas

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Anthropology Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in anthropology. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in anthropology in Texas.

There were roughly 9 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Texas A&M College Station in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in anthropology from Texas A&M University - College Station

2

The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

The University of Texas at San Antonio is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in anthropology. UTSA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of San Antonio. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in anthropology in Texas.

There were roughly 7 anthropology individuals who graduated with this degree at UTSA in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in anthropology from The University of Texas at San Antonio

3

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in anthropology has to take a look at The University of Texas at Austin. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in anthropology in Texas.

There were about 3 anthropology individuals who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in anthropology from The University of Texas at Austin

3

Rice University
Houston, TX

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Rice University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in anthropology. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in anthropology in Texas.

There were about 3 anthropology individuals who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in anthropology from Rice University

5

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Dallas. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in anthropology in Texas.

There were roughly 2 anthropology individuals who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in anthropology from Southern Methodist University

6

Texas State University
San Marcos, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Texas State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of San Marcos. More information about a doctorate in anthropology from Texas State University

 

Best Anthropology Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	117	27
Oklahoma	89	4
New Mexico	54	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Anthropology

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

Anthropology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Anthropology	24

Most Popular Majors Related to Anthropology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	48
Political Science & Government	48
Sociology	38
Geography & Cartography	21
Demography & Population Studies	7
Criminology	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.