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2023 Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$49,455 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree School for You

Anthropology is the #116 most popular major in the country with 1,446 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in Anthropology

Our analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the best school for anthropology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best anthropology schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

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Best Anthropology Colleges by State

Explore the best anthropology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 17
Minnesota 8
Iowa 3
Kansas 8
Nebraska 11
North Dakota 1
South Dakota 0

One of 12 majors within the area of study, anthropology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Anthropology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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