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2023 Most Popular Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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 Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 24 students majoring in anthropology at UChicago, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in anthropology at IU Bloomington, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular anthropology schools in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Of the 14 students majoring in anthropology at U-M, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 78% of the anthropology majors at the school.

Full Anthropology at Michigan State University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular anthropology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

About 86% of the students majoring in anthropology at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

About 29% of the students majoring in anthropology at the school are women while 71% are male.

Full Anthropology at Northwestern University Report

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for anthropology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

About 80% of the students majoring in anthropology at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full Anthropology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree anthropology programs. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 60% of the anthropology majors at the school.

Full Anthropology at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for anthropology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

About 60% of the students majoring in anthropology at the school are women while 40% are male.

Full Anthropology at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

Case Western Reserve University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Anthropology at Case Western Reserve University

Best Anthropology Colleges by State

Explore the best anthropology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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 16 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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