2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Anthropology in the Plains States Region

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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for anthropology students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 26 doctor's degrees in anthropology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Anthropology School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in anthropology matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Anthropology in the Plains States Region ranking.

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.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Anthropology in the Plains States Region

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

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

12 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Washington University in St Louis if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in anthropology. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in anthropology in Missouri.

There were roughly 12 anthropology individuals who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in anthropology from Washington University in St Louis

2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MN

#1 Best Quality In MN

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in anthropology. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in anthropology in Minnesota.

There were roughly 5 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in anthropology from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

3

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In KS

#1 Best Quality In KS

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Kansas if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in anthropology. KU is a very large public university located in the small city of Lawrence. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in anthropology in Kansas.

There were roughly 3 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in anthropology from University of Kansas

3

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IA

#1 Best Quality In IA

University of Iowa is a popular decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in anthropology. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Iowa City. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in anthropology in Iowa.

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

More information about a doctorate in anthropology from University of Iowa

3

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MO

#2 Best Quality In MO

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in anthropology has to check out University of Missouri - Columbia. Mizzou is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in anthropology in Missouri.

There were roughly 3 anthropology individuals who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in anthropology from University of Missouri - Columbia

 

Best Anthropology Colleges by State

Explore the most popular anthropology colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	120	7
Minnesota	119	4
Iowa	115	2
Kansas	92	2

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Anthropology Related Rankings by Major

Anthropology is one of 12 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Anthropology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Anthropology	26

Most Popular Majors Related to Anthropology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	82
Sociology	41
Other Social Sciences	37
Political Science & Government	35
Geography & Cartography	10
Archeology	5
International Relations & National Security	3
Criminology	1

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.