2025 Best Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama

a bachelor's degree in anthropology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #59 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 76 bachelor's degrees in anthropology to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Anthropology School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The anthropology bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on anthropology students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other anthropology students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for anthropology to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized anthropology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for anthropology students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Anthropology Bachelor's Degree Schools in Alabama ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Anthropology in Alabama

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in anthropology.

Top Alabama Schools for a Bachelor's in Anthropology

1

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL

26 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in anthropology has to check out The University of Alabama. UA is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tuscaloosa.More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from The University of Alabama

2

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL

18 Annual Graduates

University of Alabama at Birmingham is a great choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in anthropology. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from University of Alabama at Birmingham

3

Troy University
Troy, AL

15 Annual Graduates

Troy University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in anthropology. TROY is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Troy.More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from Troy University

4

University of South Alabama
Mobile, AL

10 Annual Graduates

University of South Alabama is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in anthropology. USA is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Mobile.More information about a bachelor’s in anthropology from University of South Alabama

Best Anthropology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Anthropology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	459
Georgia	224	196
Tennessee	220	139
North Carolina	213	376
Virginia	213	197
South Carolina	195	75
Kentucky	187	89
Louisiana	171	73
Mississippi	169	39
Arkansas	167	63
West Virginia	147	13

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Anthropology Related Rankings by Major

Anthropology is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Anthropology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Anthropology	76

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government	520
Economics	217
Sociology	159
Geography & Cartography	64
General Social Sciences	58
International Relations & National Security	49
Other Social Sciences	13

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.