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2023 Most Popular Anthropology Schools in Illinois

16 Colleges
$23,960 Avg Salary
$23,124 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Anthropology School for You

In 2020-2021, 288 degrees and certificates were awarded to anthropology students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #95 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Anthropology Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Illinois 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for anthropology majors pursuing a .

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for anthropology students. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Anthropology Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, anthropology majors at UIC accumulate an average of around $22,500 in student debt.

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Out of the 16 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 3 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

While working on their degree, anthropology majors at UIUC accumulate an average of around $21,250 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Loyola University Chicago helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best anthropology schools in Illinois. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Anthropology majors at Loyola Chicago take out an average of $24,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Anthropology Schools in Illinois list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Anthropology majors at Illinois State take out an average of $24,750 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular anthropology programs. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

The average amount in student loans that anthropology majors at Northwestern take out is $14,951.

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Wheaton College Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for anthropology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for anthropology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for anthropology students. Located in the small city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a large student population.

While working on their degree, anthropology majors at SIUC accumulate an average of around $25,792 in student debt.

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Western Illinois University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Anthropology Schools in Illinois ranking. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 254
Ohio 295
Indiana 201
Wisconsin 141

Anthropology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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