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2023 Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Plains States Region

12 Colleges
$25,265 Avg Salary
$24,934 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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Anthropology Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in the Plains States Region for anthropology students. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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The excellent programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best anthropology schools in the Plains States Region . UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. WSU is a large public school located in the city of Wichita.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a very large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

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#5

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Out of the 12 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

With a ranking of #6, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for anthropology students. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for anthropology students. It came in at #7 on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular anthropology programs. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular anthropology programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Iowa State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Anthropology Colleges by State

Explore the best anthropology schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 17
Minnesota 8
Iowa 3
Kansas 8
Nebraska 11
North Dakota 1
South Dakota 0

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 12 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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