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2023 Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

28 Colleges
$26,815 Avg Salary
$23,570 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Anthropology 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 The Graduate Center, CUNY the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for anthropology students. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best anthropology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#3

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent programs at New York University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best anthropology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

The New School

New York, NY

Out of the 28 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The New School landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for anthropology students. It came in at #6 on the list. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#7

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular anthropology programs. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

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#9

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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George Washington University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Best Anthropology Colleges by State

Explore the best anthropology colleges 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 28 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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