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2023 Most Popular Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree School for You

With 69 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, anthropology is the #109 most popular major in Illinois.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Anthropology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for anthropology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in anthropology at UChicago, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

About 29% of the students majoring in anthropology at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Anthropology at Northwestern University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

About 80% of the students majoring in anthropology at the school are women while 20% are male.

Read full report on Anthropology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Anthropology at University of Illinois at Chicago

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular anthropology schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in anthropology at SIUC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Anthropology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Report

Best Anthropology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 43
Ohio 33
Indiana 56
Wisconsin 20

Anthropology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

  • 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.

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