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Bachelor's · Social Sciences

Anthropology (Bachelor's): earnings by school

216 schools report graduate earnings for this major.

Median across schools, 1 year out
$33,633
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Median across schools, 4 years out
$45,920
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical debt
$19,728
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort

Across 189 schools reporting 4-year earnings, the middle half of programs pay graduates between $41,759 and $53,036. The school matters less than you might think for this major.

Schools, highest earnings first

School1 year4 yearsDebt
Columbia University in the City of New York NY—$83,493$25,000
Duke University NC—$81,120—
Emory University GA—$78,768$11,958
Washington University in St Louis MO$36,515$71,018$15,000
Dartmouth College NH$50,996$70,846—
Fordham University NY$47,113$66,562—
George Washington University DC$46,874$65,172$14,697
University of California-Berkeley CA$37,802$64,359$11,310
Sonoma State University CA$27,912$62,674—
San Francisco State University CA$42,054$61,300—
James Madison University VA$24,553$60,841$25,500
CUNY Lehman College NY$37,812$60,488—
Loyola University Chicago IL—$59,024$25,000
Stony Brook University NY—$58,329—
Brandeis University MA$46,461$57,423$14,500
University of California-San Diego CA$32,509$56,982$13,000
Tulane University of Louisiana LA—$56,847$17,500
University of California-Davis CA$34,545$56,836$11,730
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill NC$37,453$56,589$11,762
Rutgers University-New Brunswick NJ$36,787$56,468$23,536
Rutgers University-Newark NJ$36,787$56,468$23,536
University of California-Santa Barbara CA$37,165$56,238$10,388
SUNY Oneonta NY$29,337$55,981—
Georgia Southern University GA—$55,879—
Monmouth University NJ—$55,868—
Purdue University-Main Campus IN—$55,624$14,875
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$26,520$55,399$20,500
University of Colorado Boulder CO$29,363$55,217$19,500
University of Connecticut CT$28,210$54,907—
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus CT$28,210$54,907—
University of Connecticut-Avery Point CT$28,210$54,907—
University of Connecticut-Stamford CT$28,210$54,907—
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus CT$28,210$54,907—
University of California-Los Angeles CA$36,009$54,905$12,500
Northern Illinois University IL—$54,890—
University of Wisconsin-Madison WI$35,729$54,773$21,500
California State University-Fullerton CA$44,837$54,092$16,500
San Diego State University CA$40,983$53,991$13,000
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania PA—$53,927—
Boston University MA$44,140$53,722—
College of Charleston SC$33,530$53,567$19,250
Binghamton University NY$33,633$53,460$17,746
University of Washington-Seattle Campus WA$35,691$53,212$12,798
Syracuse University NY—$53,196—
Metropolitan State University of Denver CO$38,609$53,125$25,000
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI$36,900$53,042$20,248
University of Maryland-College Park MD$40,383$53,038—
American University DC—$53,036—
University of California-Santa Cruz CA$28,719$52,315$15,000
Texas A&M University-College Station TX$34,085$52,227$19,500
California State University-Channel Islands CA—$51,951—
University of Illinois Chicago IL$33,076$51,907$17,750
University of Virginia-Main Campus VA$41,122$51,811$18,094
CUNY Hunter College NY$38,066$51,787—
University of Northern Colorado CO$32,686$51,715—
Southern New Hampshire University NH$40,869$51,100$22,999
University of California-Irvine CA$33,170$50,850$13,433
DePaul University IL—$50,780—
Western Washington University WA$33,099$50,703$13,541
Baylor University TX$30,611$50,699$23,000
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA$33,249$50,640$26,000
Bridgewater State University MA—$50,376—
Illinois State University IL$35,570$50,177—
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH$38,692$50,055$19,500
University of Vermont VT$36,658$49,987$19,644
California State University-San Marcos CA$30,664$49,848—
Virginia Commonwealth University VA$31,386$49,641$22,050
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ$41,086$49,597$20,521
Arizona State University Digital Immersion AZ$41,086$49,597$20,521
University of Missouri-Columbia MO—$49,351$22,000
California State University-Fresno CA$25,045$49,187—
University of Nevada-Reno NV$35,782$48,607—
The University of Texas at Austin TX$39,901$48,486$15,000
California State University-Sacramento CA$43,278$48,367$14,750
Wayne State University MI$44,301$48,230$22,366
University of North Florida FL$31,491$48,132—
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities MN$38,335$48,010$19,035
University of New Mexico-Main Campus NM$31,152$47,958$19,353
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee WI$34,163$47,811$21,500
University of Alaska Anchorage AK—$47,547—
University of Nebraska-Lincoln NE$35,828$47,485$20,750
Wichita State University KS—$47,392$26,125
University of Florida FL$32,889$47,348$14,166
University of Florida-Online FL$32,889$47,348$14,166
University of Chicago IL$47,305——
Montclair State University NJ—$47,225—
Kennesaw State University GA$31,252$47,179$19,972
California State University-Long Beach CA$36,776$47,166$12,500
University at Albany NY—$47,095$23,000
University of West Georgia GA$31,882$46,740—
Oakland University MI$39,843$46,628—
University of Memphis TN$29,409$46,560$18,250
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg PA$34,039$46,328$22,000
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA$34,039$46,328$22,000
California State University-Stanislaus CA—$46,321—
University of Oregon OR$30,713$45,920$18,335
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC$39,877$45,890$15,629
Fort Lewis College CO$32,586$45,833—
University of California-Riverside CA$35,867$45,821$16,500
Western Carolina University NC$32,379$45,809$24,000
University of North Texas TX$30,013$45,664$19,827
Oregon State University OR$34,316$45,184$23,125
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus OR$34,316$45,184$23,125
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville IL—$44,974—
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA$25,910$44,738$19,562
Millersville University of Pennsylvania PA$36,579$44,440—
Ball State University IN$31,093$44,371$22,250
Ohio University-Eastern Campus OH$31,995$44,327$26,000
Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus OH$31,995$44,327$26,000
Ohio University-Southern Campus OH$31,995$44,327$26,000
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus OH$31,995$44,327$26,000
Ohio University-Main Campus OH$31,995$44,327$26,000
Ohio University-Zanesville Campus OH$31,995$44,327$26,000
University of South Florida FL$32,874$44,283$17,750
University at Buffalo NY$32,026$44,274—
University of North Carolina at Greensboro NC$29,701$44,228$25,000
Central Washington University WA$32,774$44,089$21,697
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus CO$44,078——
University of Arkansas AR$32,912$43,930$17,750
University of Arizona AZ$36,700$43,885$12,875
Temple University PA$40,000$43,793—
University of Louisville KY$34,183$43,564—
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign IL$39,065$43,554$13,500
University of Utah UT$36,315$43,492$18,422
New York University NY$43,487——
Iowa State University IA$35,190$43,443$26,000
California State University-Northridge CA$28,343$43,192$10,750
California State University-Chico CA$34,898$43,153$12,780
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO$39,360$43,129$18,094
University of Massachusetts-Boston MA$43,636$43,053$21,875
University of Houston-Clear Lake TX$42,948—$21,000
Texas Tech University TX—$42,913$17,458
Washington State University WA$35,395$42,888$15,890
Grand Valley State University MI$30,897$42,796$21,875
Florida State University FL$29,234$42,791$12,839
University of South Carolina-Columbia SC$36,691$42,758$18,325
Hamline University MN$34,734$42,751$27,000
Indiana University-Bloomington IN$26,109$42,707$19,486
University of Georgia GA$19,945$42,667$19,057
Indiana University of Pennsylvania PA—$42,604—
University of Notre Dame IN$42,570——
University of Iowa IA$29,431$42,549$26,500
Franklin and Marshall College PA$42,296——
SUNY College at Geneseo NY$39,158$42,216$25,000
University of Houston TX$34,982$42,146$17,750
Appalachian State University NC$31,402$42,107$19,500
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville TN$32,861$41,767$22,000
Portland State University OR$34,061$41,759$21,994
Michigan State University MI—$41,512$23,850
Western Michigan University MI—$41,490—
The University of Texas at San Antonio TX$32,157$41,472$23,000
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt CA$30,842$41,464—
Kansas State University KS$19,282$41,426—
St. Mary's College of Maryland MD—$41,309—
Mount Holyoke College MA$26,613$41,274—
The University of Arizona Global Campus AZ$30,713$41,266—
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale IL—$41,242—
East Carolina University NC—$40,927$20,500
Texas State University TX$31,210$40,706$20,000
Kent State University at Kent OH$31,929$40,662$21,000
University of Nevada-Las Vegas NV$29,405$40,630$25,000
The University of Montana MT—$40,550$25,500
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH$32,653$40,510$20,500
California State University-San Bernardino CA$25,008$40,417—
Western Kentucky University KY—$40,415—
University of Missouri-St Louis MO$24,398$40,397—
Georgia State University GA$33,532$40,306$21,180
SUNY at Purchase College NY—$40,048—
Indiana University-Indianapolis IN—$40,018$19,500
Northern Arizona University AZ$36,765$39,597$24,799
Central Michigan University MI—$39,577—
University of Delaware DE$39,453——
University of Central Florida FL$37,534$39,319$19,728
University of Maine ME$39,175—$25,000
University of Hawaii at Hilo HI$39,172——
University of North Carolina at Charlotte NC$35,068$39,112$15,000
Cleveland State University OH—$38,972—
Missouri State University-Springfield MO$29,139$38,870$20,056
Middle Tennessee State University TN$30,492$38,727$20,000
Idaho State University ID—$38,342—
Coastal Carolina University SC$38,210——
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh WI$38,057——
Utah State University UT$28,398$38,051$12,500
University of Hawaii at Manoa HI—$37,581$18,604
Wheaton College IL—$37,501—
Brigham Young University UT$37,466——
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona CA$35,866$37,443$18,244
Weber State University UT—$37,287—
University of West Florida FL$37,070——
Boise State University ID$39,275$36,830—
The University of Alabama AL—$35,701$19,125
University of Kansas KS$35,167——
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras PR—$35,103—
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX$26,303$34,505—
Radford University VA$34,343——
University of Northern Iowa IA—$34,102—
Miami University-Oxford OH$36,036$33,527$19,500
University of North Carolina Wilmington NC$27,019$33,461$20,771
Florida Atlantic University FL—$33,389—
CUNY Brooklyn College NY$38,552$33,127—
The University of Texas at Arlington TX$25,471$32,834—
West Chester University of Pennsylvania PA$32,795——
California State University-Los Angeles CA$32,391——
West Virginia University WV$32,271——
University of Alabama at Birmingham AL—$31,991—
University of Kentucky KY$31,873—$25,000
CUNY Queens College NY$31,562——
University of Massachusetts-Amherst MA—$31,186$23,250
University of Colorado Colorado Springs CO$30,819——
Pennsylvania Western University PA$30,800——
George Mason University VA$30,306—$18,625
Eastern Michigan University MI$30,275——
Beloit College WI—$29,754$27,000
Smith College MA$29,658—$12,000
University of California-Merced CA$27,746——
University of Wyoming WY$25,387——