Anthropology

9,362 students earn a anthropology credential each year across 555 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $27,806
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $45,584

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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 442 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas10$56,5501 year out$68,161$23,125 2Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, New Jersey11$46,3021 year out$58,796$25,500 3Duke UniversityDurham, North Carolina10$43,9241 year out$62,485—4Southern New Hampshire UniversityManchester, New Hampshire103$41,9861 year out—$34,312 5Fordham UniversityBronx, New York23$40,3841 year out$54,406$24,000 6Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire33$40,0711 year out—$14,363 7CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx, New York45$38,8791 year out$55,905$13,722 8George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia22$37,0811 year out$45,617$23,937 9Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey21$36,9781 year out$53,715$26,750 10Rutgers University-NewarkNewark, New Jersey2$36,9781 year out$53,715$26,750 11University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, Colorado66$36,8221 year out$49,958$20,000 12Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia66$36,7001 year out$69,305$21,515 13University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston, Massachusetts24$36,5651 year out$57,722$24,362 14University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina84$36,2111 year out$43,860$11,982 15University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, Colorado6$35,4321 year out$33,941$25,667 16Brandeis UniversityWaltham, Massachusetts27$35,3901 year out$57,854$26,000 17Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon27$34,8621 year out$43,474$23,500 18Miami University-OxfordOxford, Ohio23$34,7011 year out$55,643$26,943 19University of HoustonHouston, Texas45$34,6691 year out$55,286$22,750 20Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri92$34,4891 year out—$15,000 21The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona9$34,3821 year out$39,475$41,859 22Wichita State UniversityWichita, Kansas14$34,2751 year out—$25,000 23University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland23$33,8371 year out$62,067$20,070 24University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada45$33,7871 year out$50,773$15,379 25University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut19$33,7581 year out$50,125$18,500 26University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0$33,7581 year out$50,125$18,500 27University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0$33,7581 year out$50,125$18,500 28University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0$33,7581 year out$50,125$18,500 29University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0$33,7581 year out$50,125$18,500 30University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin18$33,2611 year out$42,673$27,000 31Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois24$33,2081 year out——32University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona47$33,0941 year out$46,008$24,269 33University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington51$32,7781 year out$61,569$12,000 34Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon65$32,5731 year out$55,684$27,799 35Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon2$32,5731 year out$55,684$27,799 36Hamline UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota12$32,4981 year out$45,884$27,000 37SUNY OneontaOneonta, New York15$32,4931 year out$52,724$21,500 38University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida25$32,4771 year out$38,523$18,000 39California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California51$32,4601 year out$48,680$20,675 40University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California185$32,3001 year out$55,070$15,000 41Wellesley CollegeWellesley, Massachusetts14$31,9731 year out——42University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri25$31,9261 year out—$17,600 43Sonoma State UniversityRohnert Park, California29$31,7441 year out—$19,249 44University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico34$31,7291 year out$35,253$23,814 45University of VermontBurlington, Vermont44$31,7171 year out$45,049$19,500 46Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona118$31,6401 year out$54,391$25,500 47Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona80$31,6401 year out$54,391$25,500 48University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, Georgia11$31,6191 year out—$22,782 49University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, California121$31,4201 year out$58,077$19,500 50The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas54$31,3691 year out$43,067$22,523 51University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota33$31,2191 year out$49,123$23,375 52Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey8$31,0181 year out—$25,723 53Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York31$30,9781 year out$54,092$22,250 54James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia23$30,6861 year out$54,211$20,500 55University of Illinois ChicagoChicago, Illinois43$30,6481 year out$43,747$24,348 56University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia45$30,6091 year out$55,460$13,885 57Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia24$30,5441 year out—$26,787 58University of California-IrvineIrvine, California51$30,5091 year out$57,629$16,667 59Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas20$30,3851 year out—$26,500 60University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire16$30,3801 year out—$27,000 61Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania14$30,2611 year out$48,314$26,000 62Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah6$30,1391 year out—$24,401 63Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas71$30,1081 year out$43,181$25,000 64The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana29$30,0111 year out$39,120$27,235 65University of LouisvilleLouisville, Kentucky20$29,9661 year out$41,271$23,000 66University at AlbanyAlbany, New York21$29,9001 year out$43,029$23,250 67Commonwealth University of PennsylvaniaBloomsburg, Pennsylvania5$29,8131 year out$44,342$26,000 68North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina33$29,5181 year out—$26,000 69University at BuffaloBuffalo, New York19$29,4601 year out—$24,500 70University of KansasLawrence, Kansas27$29,3761 year out—$29,875 71California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California32$29,3641 year out$42,878$14,000 72University of FloridaGainesville, Florida126$29,0361 year out$53,927$14,639 73University of Florida-OnlineGainesville, Florida27$29,0361 year out$53,927$14,639 74University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California73$28,6611 year out$63,390$12,949 75Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan33$28,6171 year out$56,484$28,084 76Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana25$28,5871 year out—$18,972 77University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, California71$28,5431 year out$53,445$13,958 78Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas39$28,3691 year out$50,566$26,500 79San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California23$28,3141 year out$50,064$17,250 80Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina40$28,2621 year out$37,633$22,595 81Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas45$28,2021 year out$43,190$21,264 82Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio70$28,1721 year out$44,620$22,834 83University of North TexasDenton, Texas41$28,1601 year out$45,720$21,168 84University of California-DavisDavis, California106$28,0591 year out$55,777$15,000 85University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada26$27,9071 year out$49,297$23,750 86California State University-ChicoChico, California45$27,8561 year out$48,693$19,833 87Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington49$27,8511 year out$46,798$22,000 88University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah67$27,8441 year out$43,163$22,887 89Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah28$27,8311 year out$30,720$21,000 90Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio25$27,8061 year out$35,981$27,000 91Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville, Ohio0$27,8061 year out$35,981$27,000 92Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe, Ohio0$27,8061 year out$35,981$27,000 93Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton, Ohio0$27,8061 year out$35,981$27,000 94Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster, Ohio0$27,8061 year out$35,981$27,000 95Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville, Ohio0$27,8061 year out$35,981$27,000 96University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina27$27,8051 year out$43,369$27,750 97University of OregonEugene, Oregon81$27,7751 year out$46,119$25,646 98California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California36$27,7501 year out$47,764$11,000 99University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma41$27,7041 year out$48,611$25,000 100Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan19$27,3501 year out$40,889$27,000

Associate programs — top 100 of 112 colleges by graduate earnings

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California31—1 year out——2Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California27—1 year out——3Sierra CollegeRocklin, California24—1 year out——4Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California21—1 year out——5Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California21—1 year out——6El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance, California19—1 year out——7Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California19—1 year out——8Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California18—1 year out——9Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California18—1 year out——10Fresno City CollegeFresno, California17—1 year out——11Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills, California17—1 year out——12Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California16—1 year out——13Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California16—1 year out——14American River CollegeSacramento, California15—1 year out——15Cabrillo CollegeAptos, California15—1 year out——16Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California15—1 year out——17Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara, California15—1 year out——18Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico15—1 year out——19Salt Lake Community CollegeSalt Lake City, Utah15—1 year out——20Cerro Coso Community CollegeRidgecrest, California14—1 year out——21Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California14—1 year out——22Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California12—1 year out——23Southwestern CollegeChula Vista, California12—1 year out——24Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, Nevada12—1 year out——25Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California11—1 year out——26Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California11—1 year out——27College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita, California10—1 year out——28De Anza CollegeCupertino, California10—1 year out——29Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California10—1 year out——30Merced CollegeMerced, California10—1 year out——31College of Southern NevadaLas Vegas, Nevada10—1 year out——32Butte CollegeOroville, California9—1 year out——33Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California9—1 year out——34San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, California9—1 year out——35College of the SequoiasVisalia, California9—1 year out——36Ventura CollegeVentura, California9—1 year out——37Austin Community College DistrictAustin, Texas9—1 year out——38Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California8—1 year out——39Cerritos CollegeNorwalk, California8—1 year out——40Chabot CollegeHayward, California8—1 year out——41Cypress CollegeCypress, California8—1 year out——42Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California8—1 year out——43Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California8—1 year out——44San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, California8—1 year out——45San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California8—1 year out——46Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona7—1 year out——47Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona7—1 year out——48City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California7—1 year out——49College of the DesertPalm Desert, California7—1 year out——50East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California7—1 year out——51West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California7—1 year out——52Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California7—1 year out——53Citrus CollegeGlendora, California6—1 year out——54Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California6—1 year out——55Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California6—1 year out——56Houston City CollegeHouston, Texas6—1 year out——57Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona6—1 year out——58Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California6—1 year out——59Norco CollegeNorco, California6—1 year out——60Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach, California5—1 year out——61Modesto Junior CollegeModesto, California5—1 year out——62Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey, California5—1 year out——63Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California5—1 year out——64Lansing Community CollegeLansing, Michigan5—1 year out——65Linn-Benton Community CollegeAlbany, Oregon5—1 year out——66College of Western IdahoNampa, Idaho5—1 year out——67Clovis Community CollegeFresno, California5—1 year out——68Scottsdale Community CollegeScottsdale, Arizona4—1 year out——69Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster, California4—1 year out——70Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo, California4—1 year out——71Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California4—1 year out——72Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California4—1 year out——73Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine, California4—1 year out——74College of MarinKentfield, California4—1 year out——75MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California4—1 year out——76College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, Idaho4—1 year out——77Canada CollegeRedwood City, California3—1 year out——78Los Medanos CollegePittsburg, California3—1 year out——79Porterville CollegePorterville, California3—1 year out——80San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego, California3—1 year out——81Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California3—1 year out——82Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley, California3—1 year out——83West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, California3—1 year out——84Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah3—1 year out——85Casper CollegeCasper, Wyoming3—1 year out——86Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California3—1 year out——87Phoenix CollegePhoenix, Arizona2—1 year out——88College of AlamedaAlameda, California2—1 year out——89Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California2—1 year out——90Columbia CollegeSonora, California2—1 year out——91Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, California2—1 year out——92Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, California2—1 year out——93Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake Tahoe, California2—1 year out——94Merritt CollegeOakland, California2—1 year out——95Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California2—1 year out——96College of the RedwoodsEureka, California2—1 year out——97College of San MateoSan Mateo, California2—1 year out——98San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California2—1 year out——99Gavilan CollegeGilroy, California1—1 year out——100Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California1—1 year out——

Certificate programs — 19 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho13$37,7811 year out——2Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona40—1 year out——3The University of MontanaMissoula, Montana25—1 year out——4Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona18—1 year out——5University of FloridaGainesville, Florida14—1 year out——6Idaho State UniversityPocatello, Idaho14—1 year out——7East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North Carolina12—1 year out——8Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, Michigan4—1 year out——9Missouri State University-SpringfieldSpringfield, Missouri4—1 year out——10University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio4—1 year out——11University of South DakotaVermillion, South Dakota4—1 year out——12University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire, Wisconsin4—1 year out——13Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato, Minnesota3—1 year out——14College of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina3—1 year out——15University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh, Wisconsin3—1 year out——16Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas2—1 year out——17Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen, California1—1 year out——18San Diego City CollegeSan Diego, California1—1 year out——19Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).