If you plan on majoring in anthropology, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #77 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Minnesota to determine which ones were the best for anthropology students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 102 degrees in anthropology annually.
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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for anthropology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each 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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Anthropology Schools in Minnesota list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the anthropology degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a degree in anthropology. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were about 43 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available. Those anthropology students who get their degree from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities make $2,320 more than the average anthropology student.
Macalester College is a good choice for students interested in a degree in anthropology. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Macalester is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #336 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Macalester is a great college overall.
There were roughly 10 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Macalester in the most recent year we have data available.
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.
University of Minnesota - Duluth is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in anthropology. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 17th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 9 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Hamline University if you want to pursue a degree in anthropology. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul. This university ranks 20th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 14 anthropology students who graduated with this degree at Hamline in the most recent year we have data available. Those anthropology students who get their degree from Hamline University make $3,599 more than the standard anthropology grad.
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).
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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. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for anthropology schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
