North Carolina's Duke University is a highly selective school with an anthropology program; it offers degrees in cultural and evolutionary anthropology.
The cultural anthropology discipline at Duke focuses not only on the study of ancient people, but on contemporary communities as well. It emphasizes cross-cultural studies, and civic and moral engagement.
Evolutionary anthropology, according to Duke University's website, is designed to help study and determine humanity's place in nature. The school focuses on giving its students a broad natural science education, and teaching them to recognize the bridges and gaps between humans and other species. Several universities across the U.S. have adapted Duke University's program.
The Logan Museum of Anthropology at Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin opened in 1894, along with its anthropology department. The college puts a heavy emphasis on field work, students also have independent research and faculty projects, and have full use of the Logan Museum. The college's perspective is global, and teaches theory of social behavior and evolution. Beloit College is slightly less selective than Duke University, but remains small, with a small student-to-teacher ratio.
Colorado College offers an Honors Thesis option for anthropology majors. Seniors studying anthropology have the choice of writing an independently researched thesis or doing the more traditional senior project. Colorado College is a small liberal arts college covering all four subsections of anthropology. Students are required to take introductory level classes in all four subjects, and the curriculum is designed to give them as many post-degree options as possible. The student to teacher ratio is small.
Other colleges recommended by CollegeBoard.com include Regis University in San Diego, California, New York University, Hampshire College in Massachusetts and Haverford College outside Philadelphia. For graduate studies, New York University, The University of California at Berkeley and many more offer excellent programs.