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Best Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Anthropology Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the anthropology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Anthropology Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for anthropology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Case Western Reserve University is a great place for anthropology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 5 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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Illinois State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree anthropology programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree anthropology programs. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s best schools for anthropology students working on their master’s degree. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #9 on this year’s Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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#10

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for anthropology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Anthropology Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 254
Ohio 295
Illinois 288
Indiana 201
Wisconsin 141

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 21 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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