Universities That Offer Anthropology Degrees
Anthropology is a social science that involves the study of humans' origins, development and behavior. Your studies may focus on customs, values, languages or religions of cultures throughout the world. You may draw on archaeological evidence as a means of reconstructing and understanding past civilizations. To begin your studies in anthropology, you may declare an anthropology major as an undergraduate at any one of hundreds of colleges. For many positions in anthropology, you'll need to continue your studies at the graduate level. Numerous universities offer graduate anthropology programs.
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Harvard University
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PhD.org ranks Harvard University's anthropology program as the best of all the large programs in the United States, as of 2010. The department houses multiple subdivisions, including social anthropology, linguistic, medical, sensory ethnography and applied anthropology. According to PhD.org, students face a 76 percent employment rate upon graduation, among the highest of all programs considered in the survey.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
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According to PhD.org, the University of Michigan -- Ann Arbor has one of the best graduate anthropology programs in the country, considering such factors as GRE scores, support for students and faculty publication. The University of Michigan's program lets students specialize in anthropological archaeology, biological (or physical) anthropology, sociocultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology, as well as undertaking joint programs of study with other departments.
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Penn State University
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Penn State University has the third-best large anthropology program in the country, according to PhD.org. The National Research Council backs up the ranking, awarding the program a No. 1 ranking of all programs in the U.S. The degree of support for students, following graduation received especially high marks, including such factors as graduation rates, job placement and the percentage of students receiving financial support. At Penn State, anthropology studies span four subjects: the evolution of cultural complexity; evolution of behavior, body and genetics; ecological contexts of human life; and demographics in light of social and environmental change.
University of Arizona
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The University of Arizona's Department of Anthropology has a structure that strongly reflects its understanding of the discipline as a collection of subdisciplines. Students may focus on archaeology, sociocultural anthropology (or applied anthropology), biological anthropology or linguistic anthropology. Among the program's strengths, earning the department a fifth-place ranking according to PhD.org, students enjoy a high 62 percent employment rate upon graduation. The department's ratings fare especially well in the regression-based assessment of a program's quality, which weighs different variables' relative importance based on what industry experts consider the most vital aspects of a successful program.
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