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2023 Most Popular Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Anthropology Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree 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.

Check out the anthropology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in the Plains States Region for anthropology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the anthropology majors at the school.

Full Anthropology at Washington University in St Louis Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular anthropology schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in anthropology at UNL, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Creighton University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Omaha.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wichita State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a large student population.

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Iowa State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

Full Anthropology at Iowa State University Report

North Dakota State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Full Anthropology at University of Iowa Report

#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Anthropology at University of Kansas Report

University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree anthropology programs. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Full Anthropology at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

Best Anthropology Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 205
Minnesota 109
Kansas 82
Iowa 103
Nebraska 50
North Dakota 16
South Dakota 13

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 11 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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