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2023 Best Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

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Finding the Best Anthropology Master's Degree School for You

With 15 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, anthropology is the #106 most popular major in Tennessee.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

The colleges and universities below are the best for anthropology majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Master's in Anthropology

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the best school in Tennessee for anthropology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Out of the 3 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the # 3 spot on the list. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

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Best Anthropology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 22
Florida 82
Georgia 37
North Carolina 30
Kentucky 14
Louisiana 15
Alabama 13
South Carolina 3
Mississippi 15
Arkansas 5

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

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 3 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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