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Major Overview for Anthropology

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Overview for Anthropology

A program that focuses on the systematic study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions, in comparative perspective. Includes instruction in biological/physical anthropology, primatology, human paleontology and prehistoric archeology, hominid evolution, anthropological linguistics, ethnography, ethnology, ethnohistory, socio-cultural anthropology, psychological anthropology, research methods, and applications to areas such as medicine, forensic pathology, museum studies, and international affairs.

Careers for Anthropology Majors

A major in Anthropology is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Anthropology

Top 50 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Anthropology among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
167
(2.4%)
Most Selective$21,100
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
146
(1.7%)
Highly Selective$11,217
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
142
(4.2%)
Minimally Selective$21,454
University of Colorado at Boulder
Boulder, CO
119
(2.1%)
Minimally Selective$17,422
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
113
(1.7%)
Most Selective$22,247
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
113
(2.3%)
Moderately Selective$21,354
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
109
(1.6%)
Moderately Selective$15,730
Washington University In St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
87
(5.2%)
Most Selective$47,936
University of Pittsburgh-Main Campus
Pittsburgh, PA
81
(2.2%)
Moderately Selective$22,176
University of Montana
Missoula, MT
80
(4.7%)
Minimally Selective$12,017
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.