2023 Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree School for You
Anthropology is the #77 most popular major in the country with 11,415 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the best school for anthropology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the # 2 spot on the list. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 5 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
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Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for anthropology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.
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Case Western Reserve University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree anthropology programs. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for anthropology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #9 on this year’s Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
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With a ranking of #10, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 254 |
| Ohio | 295 |
| Illinois | 288 |
| Indiana | 201 |
| Wisconsin | 141 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Anthropology
Anthropology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Anthropology
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 49,282 |
| Economics | 49,055 |
| Sociology | 38,475 |
| General Social Sciences | 18,997 |
| International Relations & National Security | 14,306 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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