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2023 Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Far Western US Region

39 Colleges
$27,048 Avg Salary
$20,033 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Anthropology School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, anthropology was ranked #116 in the country. In fact 1,446 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Anthropology Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for anthropology students. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Los Angeles. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Irvine did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for anthropology students. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for anthropology students. UH Manoa is a large public school located in the large city of Honolulu.

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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for anthropology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

University of Oregon did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for anthropology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public school with a very large student population.

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#10

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the city of Corvallis.

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Best Anthropology Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 193
Washington 13
Oregon 28
Nevada 12
Hawaii 11
Alaska 6

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

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 25 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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