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Best Schools for Anthropology in 2026

178 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Anthropology, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Anthropology graduate earns $28,155/yr across 178 schools.

Programs Ranked

178

Avg Earnings

$28,155/yr

Avg DW Score

49/100

AI Risk

High

52% task exposure

All Anthropology Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

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

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Anthropology?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, CUNY Lehman College ranks #1 for Anthropology with a score of 67/100 and graduate earnings of $38,879/yr.

How much do Anthropology graduates earn?

Across 178 schools, Anthropology graduates earn an average of $28,155/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $56,550/yr.

Is Anthropology a good major for AI resistance?

Anthropology has an average AI task exposure of 52%, rated "High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.

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.