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Anthropology Degree

178 schools compared · Average earnings $28,155/yr

Schools Offering

178

Avg Grad Earnings

$28,155/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

39/100

AI Automation Risk

High

52% task exposure

Best Schools for Anthropology

Top 178 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY	67 61–69	$38,879/yr	High	17.9x
2	University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL	63 56–65	$29,036/yr	High	33.8x
3	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL	61 55–60	$32,477/yr	High	14.1x
4	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC	61 54–62	$28,262/yr	High	19.8x
5	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	60 55–60	$36,211/yr	High	11.2x
6	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	60 53–62	$32,460/yr	High	15.0x
7	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA	60 55–59	$31,619/yr	High	12.2x
8	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	60 51–64	$29,036/yr	High	20.1x
9	University of Houston Houston, TX	59 52–63	$34,669/yr	High	13.2x
10	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV	59 52–61	$33,787/yr	High	12.9x
11	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	59 54–59	$30,544/yr	High	12.2x
12	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH	58 53–59	$41,986/yr	High	5.4x
13	SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY	58 51–62	$32,493/yr	High	14.0x
14	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	58 51–60	$29,364/yr	High	14.7x
15	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA	58 48–62	$26,502/yr	High	19.4x
16	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL	58 52–60	$26,418/yr	High	17.2x
17	Wichita State University Wichita, KS	57 52–56	$34,275/yr	High	8.2x
18	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	57 48–62	$33,837/yr	High	12.5x
19	Weber State University Ogden, UT	57 53–56	$30,139/yr	High	10.8x
20	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA	57 48–61	$28,314/yr	High	15.9x
21	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA	57 47–61	$26,794/yr	High	17.3x
22	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	56 51–57	$56,550/yr	High	1.6x
23	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH	56 50–57	$27,806/yr	High	13.6x
24	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH	56 50–57	$27,806/yr	High	13.6x
25	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH	56 50–57	$27,806/yr	High	13.6x
26	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH	56 50–57	$27,806/yr	High	13.6x
27	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH	56 50–57	$27,806/yr	High	13.6x
28	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	56 48–58	$27,805/yr	High	14.0x
29	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA	56 48–60	$27,750/yr	High	15.1x
30	George Mason University Fairfax, VA	55 50–56	$37,081/yr	High	7.3x
31	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA	55 48–58	$36,565/yr	High	8.3x
32	Portland State University Portland, OR	55 50–56	$34,862/yr	High	8.7x
33	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	55 50–56	$33,261/yr	High	9.6x
34	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	55 51–55	$31,744/yr	High	8.7x
35	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	55 51–55	$31,729/yr	High	9.9x
36	California State University-Chico Chico, CA	55 47–59	$27,856/yr	High	14.1x
37	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	55 47–58	$26,680/yr	High	14.2x
38	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA	55 47–60	$26,278/yr	High	15.6x
39	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	55 46–59	$24,331/yr	High	15.9x
40	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ	54 48–55	$46,302/yr	High	2.3x
41	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	54 48–56	$36,978/yr	High	6.8x
42	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ	54 48–56	$36,978/yr	High	7.1x
43	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	54 48–56	$36,822/yr	High	6.6x
44	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	54 46–60	$32,778/yr	High	11.2x
45	Binghamton University Vestal, NY	54 46–59	$30,978/yr	High	12.0x
46	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	54 49–55	$30,011/yr	High	11.0x
47	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	54 49–53	$26,922/yr	High	9.6x
48	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	54 45–58	$25,901/yr	High	13.7x
49	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY	54 42–61	$22,917/yr	High	17.7x
50	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO	53 50–54	$35,432/yr	High	6.1x
51	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	53 46–57	$32,573/yr	High	10.1x
52	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	53 45–57	$31,640/yr	High	10.3x
53	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	53 45–58	$27,907/yr	High	12.7x
54	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH	52 45–54	$34,701/yr	High	6.8x
55	Ashford University San Diego, CA	52 47–53	$34,382/yr	High	6.5x
56	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	52 46–53	$33,094/yr	High	7.4x
57	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	52 45–56	$32,573/yr	High	9.3x
58	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA	52 45–56	$32,300/yr	High	9.0x
59	University at Albany Albany, NY	52 45–53	$29,900/yr	High	9.3x
60	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	52 44–56	$27,851/yr	High	11.6x
61	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK	52 44–56	$27,704/yr	High	11.7x
62	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO	52 44–56	$27,283/yr	High	11.8x
63	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC	52 45–54	$25,198/yr	High	11.9x
64	East Carolina University Greenville, NC	52 44–56	$24,228/yr	High	13.0x
65	Duke University Durham, NC	51 45–53	$43,924/yr	High	1.4x
66	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	51 44–53	$33,758/yr	High	6.2x
67	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	51 44–53	$33,758/yr	High	6.2x
68	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	51 44–53	$33,758/yr	High	6.2x
69	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	51 44–53	$33,758/yr	High	6.2x
70	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	51 43–55	$31,420/yr	High	8.7x
71	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	51 45–53	$31,369/yr	High	8.2x
72	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA	51 43–54	$30,686/yr	High	9.0x
73	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	51 47–51	$29,518/yr	High	7.3x
74	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	51 44–54	$27,844/yr	High	10.6x
75	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	51 43–56	$22,351/yr	High	13.1x
76	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	50 43–52	$33,758/yr	High	5.2x
77	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA	50 43–55	$30,509/yr	High	9.1x
78	Texas State University San Marcos, TX	50 44–52	$30,108/yr	High	8.4x
79	University of North Texas Denton, TX	50 42–53	$28,160/yr	High	9.2x
80	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR	50 43–53	$26,878/yr	High	9.8x
81	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX	50 44–53	$26,735/yr	High	10.1x
82	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA	50 40–58	$19,868/yr	High	13.7x
83	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO	49 44–50	$31,926/yr	High	4.6x
84	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	49 42–51	$31,219/yr	High	6.4x
85	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL	49 43–51	$30,648/yr	High	6.6x
86	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	49 44–50	$30,385/yr	High	5.4x
87	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	49 43–51	$29,966/yr	High	7.0x
88	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	49 44–50	$29,460/yr	High	5.8x
89	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	49 41–56	$28,661/yr	High	9.7x
90	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	49 44–50	$28,587/yr	High	6.2x
91	Utah State University Logan, UT	49 45–49	$27,831/yr	High	7.3x
92	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	49 42–51	$27,221/yr	High	8.7x
93	Fort Lewis College Durango, CO	49 42–52	$25,891/yr	High	9.4x
94	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA	49 45–49	$25,354/yr	High	7.3x
95	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC	49 44–49	$24,639/yr	High	7.3x
96	Appalachian State University Boone, NC	49 40–56	$19,624/yr	High	12.4x
97	Fordham University Bronx, NY	48 42–50	$40,384/yr	High	1.2x
98	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	48 42–50	$31,717/yr	High	5.0x
99	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	48 42–50	$31,640/yr	High	—
100	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ	48 43–49	$31,018/yr	High	4.3x
101	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	48 43–49	$29,376/yr	High	5.3x
102	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	48 40–52	$28,617/yr	High	7.8x
103	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA	48 40–52	$28,543/yr	High	7.8x
104	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	48 41–50	$28,202/yr	High	7.2x
105	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	48 41–51	$28,172/yr	High	7.7x
106	University of California-Davis Davis, CA	48 40–52	$28,059/yr	High	8.1x
107	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	48 40–53	$27,178/yr	High	9.1x
108	SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY	48 43–48	$26,218/yr	High	6.3x
109	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	48 44–48	$25,553/yr	High	6.7x
110	Iowa State University Ames, IA	48 40–52	$25,014/yr	High	9.5x
111	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	47 42–49	$40,071/yr	High	0.5x
112	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA	47 40–51	$30,609/yr	High	5.6x
113	Wayne State University Detroit, MI	47 39–50	$26,858/yr	High	7.5x
114	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS	47 43–48	$26,836/yr	High	5.8x
115	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN	47 41–49	$26,476/yr	High	7.4x
116	Ball State University Muncie, IN	47 40–51	$24,452/yr	High	9.1x
117	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	47 39–52	$23,845/yr	High	9.4x
118	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA	47 40–51	$21,157/yr	High	9.6x
119	Emory University Atlanta, GA	46 39–49	$36,700/yr	High	1.9x
120	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	46 41–47	$30,380/yr	High	3.0x
121	Temple University Philadelphia, PA	46 40–49	$30,261/yr	High	4.5x
122	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	46 40–48	$27,806/yr	High	5.5x
123	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	46 39–49	$27,775/yr	High	6.4x
124	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	46 40–48	$27,350/yr	High	6.0x
125	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	46 40–49	$26,842/yr	High	6.8x
126	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	46 39–49	$26,178/yr	High	6.8x
127	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA	46 38–50	$25,742/yr	High	7.6x
128	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY	46 39–50	$25,668/yr	High	7.7x
129	Washington State University Pullman, WA	46 39–48	$25,519/yr	High	6.7x
130	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO	46 38–50	$21,930/yr	High	8.6x
131	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN	46 39–49	$21,878/yr	High	8.4x
132	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	46 42–47	$20,949/yr	High	6.5x
133	University of Georgia Athens, GA	46 37–53	$20,396/yr	High	9.4x
134	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA	46 38–50	$20,318/yr	High	9.0x
135	Illinois State University Normal, IL	45 38–50	$25,913/yr	High	7.0x
136	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI	45 38–48	$25,264/yr	High	6.6x
137	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN	45 38–49	$24,772/yr	High	7.4x
138	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH	45 38–48	$24,434/yr	High	6.9x
139	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	45 36–54	$24,079/yr	High	8.5x
140	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	45 38–49	$23,785/yr	High	7.3x
141	University of Memphis Memphis, TN	45 39–48	$23,112/yr	High	7.2x
142	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	44 38–47	$35,390/yr	High	1.2x
143	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	44 36–47	$25,742/yr	High	4.8x
144	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	44 36–47	$24,120/yr	High	5.6x
145	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	44 37–49	$23,152/yr	High	7.1x
146	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO	44 37–47	$22,687/yr	High	6.2x
147	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA	44 37–46	$22,326/yr	High	5.9x
148	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	44 37–46	$21,787/yr	High	5.9x
149	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX	44 38–45	$21,213/yr	High	4.4x
150	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	44 36–48	$20,144/yr	High	6.9x
151	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY	44 36–49	$19,495/yr	High	7.9x
152	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX	44 35–52	$17,229/yr	High	8.7x
153	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO	43 37–45	$34,489/yr	High	0.4x
154	University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA	43 38–44	$24,534/yr	High	3.2x
155	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL	43 38–44	$23,379/yr	High	3.5x
156	University of Maine Orono, ME	43 38–44	$23,341/yr	High	3.6x
157	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	43 36–46	$22,732/yr	High	5.3x
158	SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY	43 37–44	$18,085/yr	High	4.0x
159	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY	43 37–44	$17,595/yr	High	4.0x
160	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL	43 33–52	$16,197/yr	High	7.2x
161	Northwestern University Evanston, IL	42 36–44	$33,208/yr	High	0.3x
162	Hamline University Saint Paul, MN	42 37–44	$32,498/yr	High	1.4x
163	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI	42 36–42	$22,670/yr	High	2.7x
164	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	42 36–43	$18,567/yr	High	3.2x
165	State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY	42 37–42	$17,288/yr	High	3.3x
166	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH	42 34–46	$14,647/yr	High	5.5x
167	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	41 35–43	$31,973/yr	High	0.2x
168	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM	41 35–41	$12,059/yr	High	2.7x
169	Baylor University Waco, TX	39 33–42	$28,369/yr	High	1.3x
170	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	38 32–40	$26,977/yr	High	0.3x
171	Boston University Boston, MA	37 32–40	$26,934/yr	High	0.0x
172	George Washington University Washington, DC	37 30–43	$22,614/yr	High	1.7x
173	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	36 30–39	$24,042/yr	High	0.5x
174	Beloit College Beloit, WI	36 30–39	$21,949/yr	High	0.8x
175	Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL	35 29–37	$20,191/yr	High	0.0x
176	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA	35 29–37	$19,655/yr	High	-0.2x
177	DePaul University Chicago, IL	35 29–37	$18,950/yr	High	0.1x
178	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	35 29–37	$16,844/yr	High	-0.3x

Highest Earning Anthropology Programs

Schools where Anthropology graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
Southern Methodist University	$56,550/yr	56	High
Monmouth University	$46,302/yr	54	High
Duke University	$43,924/yr	51	High
Southern New Hampshire University	$41,986/yr	58	High
Fordham University	$40,384/yr	48	High
Dartmouth College	$40,071/yr	47	High
CUNY Lehman College	$38,879/yr	67	High
George Mason University	$37,081/yr	55	High
Rutgers University-New Brunswick	$36,978/yr	54	High
Rutgers University-Newark	$36,978/yr	54	High

Best ROI for Anthropology

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Anthropology.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
University of Florida-Online	33.8x	$29,036/yr	63
University of Florida	20.1x	$29,036/yr	60
Western Carolina University	19.8x	$28,262/yr	61
California State University-Channel Islands	19.4x	$26,502/yr	58
CUNY Lehman College	17.9x	$38,879/yr	67
CUNY Queens College	17.7x	$22,917/yr	54
California State University-Fullerton	17.3x	$26,794/yr	57
Florida Atlantic University	17.2x	$26,418/yr	58
University of South Florida	15.9x	$24,331/yr	55
San Francisco State University	15.9x	$28,314/yr	57

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Anthropology graduates earn?

Across 178 schools, Anthropology graduates earn an average of $28,155 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $12,059 to $56,550 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Anthropology?

Anthropology is rated "High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 52% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means most career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Anthropology program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), CUNY Lehman College ranks #1 for Anthropology with a score of 67/100 and graduate earnings of $38,879/yr.

Is a Anthropology degree worth it?

On average, Anthropology graduates earn 8.2x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a moderate return — school choice matters significantly.

About This Data

This page aggregates Anthropology programs across 178 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.