2025 Best Anthropology Schools in Georgia
6
Colleges in Georgia
203
Anthropology Degrees Awarded
$28,899
Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in
anthropology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #77 out of 395 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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for anthropology students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 203 degrees in anthropology to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Anthropology School
The anthropology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Anthropology rankings. For our Best Overall Anthropology School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Anthropology Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Anthropology Schools in Georgia list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Anthropology in Georgia
The schools below may not offer all types of anthropology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Georgia Schools in Anthropology
Emory University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in anthropology. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #31 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were approximately 61 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available. Anthropology degree recipients from Emory University get an earnings boost of around $7,801 above the average income of anthropology graduates.
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University of Georgia is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in anthropology. UGA is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Athens. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 43 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the anthropology program report average early career income of $20,396.
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Bachelors
Degree Type
BA in Anthropology
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Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
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Any student who is interested in anthropology needs to look into Georgia State University. Georgia State is a very large public university located in the large city of Atlanta. This university ranks 17th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were roughly 42 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Georgia State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the anthropology program make around $22,840 in their early career salary.
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Every student who is interested in anthropology needs to look into University of West Georgia. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 26th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 18 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at University of West Georgia in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the anthropology major at University of West Georgia make $2,720 above the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
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GaSou is a very large public university located in the distant town of Statesboro. A Best Colleges rank of #451 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means GaSou is a great university overall.
There were approximately 12 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent data year.
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