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2023 Most Popular Anthropology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Anthropology Graduate Certificate 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 Most Popular Anthropology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for anthropology students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 25% of the students majoring in anthropology at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full Anthropology at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Mercyhurst University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular anthropology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the small city of Erie, Mercyhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Anthropology at Mercyhurst University

#3

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means American University is a great place for anthropology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Full Anthropology at American University Report

Best Anthropology Colleges by State

Explore the best anthropology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 234
Pennsylvania 37
Maryland 11
New Jersey 22
District of Columbia 19

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 3 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.

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