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2023 Most Popular 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.

The Most Popular Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Tennessee to see which master'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 master's degree.

#1

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Our 2023 rankings named University of Memphis the most popular school in Tennessee for anthropology students working on their master’s degree. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

About 67% of the students majoring in anthropology at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 3 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the anthropology majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Anthropology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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.

  • 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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