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2023 Most Popular Anthropology Schools in Connecticut

8 Colleges
$29,630 Avg Salary
$25,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Anthropology School for You

In 2020-2021, 124 degrees and certificates were awarded to anthropology students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #83 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Anthropology Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Connecticut 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.

Check out the anthropology programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Connecticut.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Connecticut the most popular school in Connecticut for anthropology students. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

On average, anthropology graduates from UCONN take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Anthropology at University of Connecticut Report

#2

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wesleyan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Anthropology Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

The excellent programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best anthropology schools in Connecticut. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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#4

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

The excellent programs at Trinity College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best anthropology schools in Connecticut. Located in the midsize city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Connecticut College

New London, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Connecticut College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Anthropology Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of New London, Conn College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Central Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for anthropology students. CCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

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With a ranking of #7, Southern Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for anthropology students. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, SCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Eastern Connecticut State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for anthropology students. Located in the fringe town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public school with a small student population.

Full Anthropology at Eastern Connecticut State University Report

Best Anthropology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 316
New Hampshire 137
Maine 61
Rhode Island 50
Vermont 50

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 8 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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