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2023 Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Southwest Region

17 Colleges
$28,069 Avg Salary
$22,177 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Southwest 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.

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our analysis found University of Arizona to be the most popular school for anthropology students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

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The excellent programs at New Mexico State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best anthropology schools in the Southwest Region . NMSU Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces.

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The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best anthropology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

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Northern Arizona University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular anthropology programs. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular anthropology programs. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

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Best Anthropology Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 82
Arizona 43
Oklahoma 8
New Mexico 28

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 17 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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