Anthropology: bachelor's degree earnings by college

Median earnings of anthropology graduates (bachelor's degree) one year after graduation, at 169 colleges. National median: $33,633, rising to $46,560 after four years.

#	College	State	Earnings after 1 yr	After 4 yrs	Median debt
1	Dartmouth College	NH	$50,996	$70,846	—
2	University of Chicago	IL	$47,305	—	—
3	Fordham University	NY	$47,113	$66,562	—
4	George Washington University	DC	$46,874	$65,172	$14,697
5	Brandeis University	MA	$46,461	$57,423	$14,500
6	California State University-Fullerton	CA	$44,837	$54,092	$16,500
7	Wayne State University	MI	$44,301	$48,230	$22,366
8	Boston University	MA	$44,140	$53,722	—
9	University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus	CO	$44,078	—	—
10	University of Massachusetts-Boston	MA	$43,636	$43,053	$21,875
11	New York University	NY	$43,487	$63,102	—
12	California State University-Sacramento	CA	$43,278	$48,367	$14,750
13	University of Houston-Clear Lake	TX	$42,948	—	$21,000
14	University of Notre Dame	IN	$42,570	$90,915	—
15	Franklin and Marshall College	PA	$42,296	$61,623	—
16	San Francisco State University	CA	$42,054	$61,300	—
17	University of Virginia-Main Campus	VA	$41,122	$51,811	$18,094
18	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	AZ	$41,086	$49,597	$20,521
19	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	AZ	$41,086	$49,597	$20,521
20	San Diego State University	CA	$40,983	$53,991	$13,000
21	Southern New Hampshire University	NH	$40,869	$51,100	$22,999
22	University of Maryland-College Park	MD	$40,383	$53,038	—
23	Temple University	PA	$40,000	$43,793	—
24	The University of Texas at Austin	TX	$39,901	$48,486	$15,000
25	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	$39,877	$45,890	$15,629
26	Oakland University	MI	$39,843	$46,628	—
27	University of Delaware	DE	$39,453	—	—
28	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	CO	$39,360	$43,129	$18,094
29	Boise State University	ID	$39,275	$36,830	—
30	University of Maine	ME	$39,175	$45,119	$25,000
31	University of Hawaii at Hilo	HI	$39,172	$49,692	—
32	SUNY College at Geneseo	NY	$39,158	$42,216	$25,000
33	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	IL	$39,065	$43,554	$13,500
34	Ohio State University-Main Campus	OH	$38,692	$50,055	$19,500
35	Metropolitan State University of Denver	CO	$38,609	$53,125	$25,000
36	CUNY Brooklyn College	NY	$38,552	$33,127	—
37	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$38,335	$48,010	$19,035
38	Coastal Carolina University	SC	$38,210	—	—
39	CUNY Hunter College	NY	$38,066	$51,787	—
40	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh	WI	$38,057	—	—
41	CUNY Lehman College	NY	$37,812	$60,488	—
42	University of California-Berkeley	CA	$37,802	$64,359	$11,310
43	University of Central Florida	FL	$37,534	$39,319	$19,728
44	Brigham Young University	UT	$37,466	—	—
45	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	NC	$37,453	$56,589	$11,762
46	University of California-Santa Barbara	CA	$37,165	$56,238	$10,388
47	University of West Florida	FL	$37,070	$34,859	—
48	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	MI	$36,900	$53,042	$20,248
49	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$36,787	$56,468	$23,536
50	Rutgers University-Newark	NJ	$36,787	$56,468	$23,536
51	California State University-Long Beach	CA	$36,776	$47,166	$12,500
52	Northern Arizona University	AZ	$36,765	$39,597	$24,799
53	University of Arizona	AZ	$36,700	$43,885	$12,875
54	University of South Carolina-Columbia	SC	$36,691	$42,758	$18,325
55	University of Vermont	VT	$36,658	$49,987	$19,644
56	Millersville University of Pennsylvania	PA	$36,579	$44,440	—
57	Washington University in St Louis	MO	$36,515	$71,018	$15,000
58	University of Utah	UT	$36,315	$43,492	$18,422
59	Miami University-Oxford	OH	$36,036	$33,527	$19,500
60	University of California-Los Angeles	CA	$36,009	$54,905	$12,500
61	University of California-Riverside	CA	$35,867	$45,821	$16,500
62	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	CA	$35,866	$37,443	$18,244
63	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	NE	$35,828	$47,485	$20,750
64	University of Nevada-Reno	NV	$35,782	$48,607	—
65	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$35,729	$54,773	$21,500
66	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	WA	$35,691	$53,212	$12,798
67	Illinois State University	IL	$35,570	$50,177	—
68	Washington State University	WA	$35,395	$42,888	$15,890
69	Iowa State University	IA	$35,190	$43,443	$26,000
70	University of Kansas	KS	$35,167	$46,014	—
71	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NC	$35,068	$39,112	$15,000
72	University of Houston	TX	$34,982	$42,146	$17,750
73	California State University-Chico	CA	$34,898	$43,153	$12,780
74	Hamline University	MN	$34,734	$42,751	$27,000
75	University of California-Davis	CA	$34,545	$56,836	$11,730
76	Radford University	VA	$34,343	—	—
77	Oregon State University	OR	$34,316	$45,184	$23,125
78	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus	OR	$34,316	$45,184	$23,125
79	University of Louisville	KY	$34,183	$43,564	—
80	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	WI	$34,163	$47,811	$21,500
81	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	$34,085	$52,227	$19,500
82	Portland State University	OR	$34,061	$41,759	$21,994
83	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg	PA	$34,039	$46,328	$22,000
84	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	PA	$34,039	$46,328	$22,000
85	Binghamton University	NY	$33,633	$53,460	$17,746
86	Georgia State University	GA	$33,532	$40,306	$21,180
87	College of Charleston	SC	$33,530	$53,567	$19,250
88	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	$33,249	$50,640	$26,000
89	University of California-Irvine	CA	$33,170	$50,850	$13,433
90	Western Washington University	WA	$33,099	$50,703	$13,541
91	University of Illinois Chicago	IL	$33,076	$51,907	$17,750
92	University of Arkansas	AR	$32,912	$43,930	$17,750
93	University of Florida	FL	$32,889	$47,348	$14,166
94	University of Florida-Online	FL	$32,889	$47,348	$14,166
95	University of South Florida	FL	$32,874	$44,283	$17,750
96	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	TN	$32,861	$41,767	$22,000
97	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	PA	$32,795	—	—
98	Central Washington University	WA	$32,774	$44,089	$21,697
99	University of Northern Colorado	CO	$32,686	$51,715	—
100	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	NH	$32,653	$40,510	$20,500
101	Fort Lewis College	CO	$32,586	$45,833	—
102	University of California-San Diego	CA	$32,509	$56,982	$13,000
103	California State University-Los Angeles	CA	$32,391	$52,360	—
104	Western Carolina University	NC	$32,379	$45,809	$24,000
105	West Virginia University	WV	$32,271	—	—
106	The University of Texas at San Antonio	TX	$32,157	$41,472	$23,000
107	University at Buffalo	NY	$32,026	$44,274	—
108	Ohio University-Eastern Campus	OH	$31,995	$44,327	$26,000
109	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus	OH	$31,995	$44,327	$26,000
110	Ohio University-Southern Campus	OH	$31,995	$44,327	$26,000
111	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus	OH	$31,995	$44,327	$26,000
112	Ohio University-Main Campus	OH	$31,995	$44,327	$26,000
113	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus	OH	$31,995	$44,327	$26,000
114	Kent State University at Kent	OH	$31,929	$40,662	$21,000
115	University of West Georgia	GA	$31,882	$46,740	—
116	University of Kentucky	KY	$31,873	$46,558	$25,000
117	CUNY Queens College	NY	$31,562	$56,169	—
118	University of North Florida	FL	$31,491	$48,132	—
119	Appalachian State University	NC	$31,402	$42,107	$19,500
120	Virginia Commonwealth University	VA	$31,386	$49,641	$22,050
121	Kennesaw State University	GA	$31,252	$47,179	$19,972
122	Texas State University	TX	$31,210	$40,706	$20,000
123	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	NM	$31,152	$47,958	$19,353
124	Ball State University	IN	$31,093	$44,371	$22,250
125	Grand Valley State University	MI	$30,897	$42,796	$21,875
126	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	CA	$30,842	$41,464	—
127	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	CO	$30,819	$56,165	—
128	Pennsylvania Western University	PA	$30,800	$39,456	—
129	The University of Arizona Global Campus	AZ	$30,713	$41,266	—
130	University of Oregon	OR	$30,713	$45,920	$18,335
131	California State University-San Marcos	CA	$30,664	$49,848	—
132	Baylor University	TX	$30,611	$50,699	$23,000
133	Middle Tennessee State University	TN	$30,492	$38,727	$20,000
134	George Mason University	VA	$30,306	$55,453	$18,625
135	Eastern Michigan University	MI	$30,275	—	—
136	University of North Texas	TX	$30,013	$45,664	$19,827
137	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	$29,701	$44,228	$25,000
138	Smith College	MA	$29,658	—	$12,000
139	University of Iowa	IA	$29,431	$42,549	$26,500
140	University of Memphis	TN	$29,409	$46,560	$18,250
141	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	$29,405	$40,630	$25,000
142	University of Colorado Boulder	CO	$29,363	$55,217	$19,500
143	SUNY Oneonta	NY	$29,337	$55,981	—
144	Florida State University	FL	$29,234	$42,791	$12,839
145	Missouri State University-Springfield	MO	$29,139	$38,870	$20,056
146	University of California-Santa Cruz	CA	$28,719	$52,315	$15,000
147	Utah State University	UT	$28,398	$38,051	$12,500
148	California State University-Northridge	CA	$28,343	$43,192	$10,750
149	University of Connecticut	CT	$28,210	$54,907	—
150	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus	CT	$28,210	$54,907	—
151	University of Connecticut-Avery Point	CT	$28,210	$54,907	—
152	University of Connecticut-Stamford	CT	$28,210	$54,907	—
153	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus	CT	$28,210	$54,907	—
154	Sonoma State University	CA	$27,912	$62,674	—
155	University of California-Merced	CA	$27,746	$49,142	—
156	University of North Carolina Wilmington	NC	$27,019	$33,461	$20,771
157	Mount Holyoke College	MA	$26,613	$41,274	—
158	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	OK	$26,520	$55,399	$20,500
159	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	TX	$26,303	$34,505	—
160	Indiana University-Bloomington	IN	$26,109	$42,707	$19,486
161	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	$25,910	$44,738	$19,562
162	The University of Texas at Arlington	TX	$25,471	$32,834	—
163	University of Wyoming	WY	$25,387	—	—
164	California State University-Fresno	CA	$25,045	$49,187	—
165	California State University-San Bernardino	CA	$25,008	$40,417	—
166	James Madison University	VA	$24,553	$60,841	$25,500
167	University of Missouri-St Louis	MO	$24,398	$40,397	—
168	University of Georgia	GA	$19,945	$42,667	$19,057
169	Kansas State University	KS	$19,282	$41,426	—

Earnings are median annual earnings of graduates who received federal financial aid, measured by the U.S. Department of Education. Colleges with too few graduates are not shown.

Frequently asked questions

How much do anthropology graduates earn?

The median college reports $33,633 in earnings one year after a bachelor's degree in anthropology and $46,560 four years after. The highest is $50,996 at Dartmouth College.

How much student debt do anthropology graduates have?

The median federal loan debt for this degree is about $19,827 at the typical college.