2021 Best Anthropology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
115Colleges
8,434Bachelor's Degrees
$36,454Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Anthropology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Anthropology is the #59th most popular major in the country with 8,434 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
This year's Best Anthropology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 115 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent anthropology programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the anthropology program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Anthropology Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying anthropology.
Top 15% Best Anthropology Schools for Non-Traditional Students
New York University tops the 2021 list of our schools in the United States that are best for non-traditional anthropology students. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, NYU has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Anthropology ranking.
The student loan default rate at NYU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,614 students take at least one class online at NYU. About 8,829 of the students at NYU are attending part time.
The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Monmouth University. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Monmouth, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Anthropology ranking.
The student loan default rate at Monmouth is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,584 students take at least one class online at Monmouth. 808 of Monmouth students are attending part time.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill earned the #3 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population. UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for Anthropology list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 6,990 students at UNC Chapel Hill that take at least one class online. 5,151 of UNC Chapel Hill students are attending part time.
University of California - Los Angeles landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best anthropology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UCLA has also earned the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for Anthropology ranking.
The student loan default rate at UCLA is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,161 part time students in attendance at UCLA.
Our rankings recognize University of Virginia - Main Campus as the #5 school in this year's rankings. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, University of Virginia has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Anthropology ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. About 2,758 of the students at University of Virginia are attending part time.
Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best anthropology schools for non-traditional students. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Anthropology list.
About 0.9% of Columbia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 6,172 students at Columbia that take at least one class online. 4,854 students are part time.
University of Florida earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for Anthropology ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 22,865 students at UF that take at least one class online. There are roughly 11,205 part time students in attendance at UF.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best anthropology schools for non-traditional students. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis. UMN Twin Cities excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Anthropology list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 21,237 students at UMN Twin Cities that take at least one class online. 13,655 students are part time.
University of California - Santa Barbara comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a very large student population. UCSB also took the #7 spot in our Best Colleges for Anthropology rankings.
The student loan default rate at UCSB is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,596 students at UCSB that take at least one class online. About 880 of the students at UCSB are attending part time.
Oregon State University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a very large student population.
About 0.7% of Oregon State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 10,888 students at Oregon State are exclusively online. 10,920 students are part time.
University of California - Irvine earned the #11 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UC Irvine is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Anthropology list.
About 0.6% of UC Irvine students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 23,448 students at UC Irvine that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,201 part time students in attendance at UC Irvine.
University of Wisconsin - Madison comes in at #12 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Colleges for Anthropology list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. Approximately 11,375 students take at least one class online at UW - Madison. 4,683 students are part time.
University of Maryland - College Park comes in at #13 in this year's ranking. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park. UMCP also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for Anthropology list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 11,700 students take at least one class online at UMCP. 4,841 students are part time.
University of California - Santa Cruz comes in at #14 in this year's ranking. UC Santa Cruz is a large public school located in the city of Santa Cruz. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UC Santa Cruz also did well on our Best Colleges for Anthropology list. It's in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. Approximately 11,400 students take at least one class online at UC Santa Cruz. There are roughly 837 part time students in attendance at UC Santa Cruz.
University of California - Berkeley landed the #15 spot in our 2021 best anthropology schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population. UC Berkeley also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Anthropology rankings.
About 0.5% of UC Berkeley students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. About 4,099 of the students at UC Berkeley are attending part time.
California State University - Sacramento comes in at #16 in this year's ranking. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.
The student loan default rate at Sac State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 16,876 students at Sac State that take at least one class online. About 7,378 of the students at Sac State are attending part time.
The #17 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of California - Davis. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UC Davis is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Anthropology list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 7,892 students at UC Davis that take at least one class online. About 1,668 of the students at UC Davis are attending part time.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Anthropology Colleges for Non-Traditional Students award.
Anthropology Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
Anthropology is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
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).
Anthropology is the #59th most popular major in the country with 8,434 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
