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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 11 Florida Colleges with the highest percentage of Anthropology among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
 188
(2.2%)
Highly Selective$20,622 
Rollins College
Winter Park, FL
 14
(2.1%)
Moderately Selective$34,520 
University of South Florida
Tampa, FL
 92
(1.3%)
Highly Selective$16,634 
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Eckerd College
Saint Petersburg, FL
 7
(1.2%)
Moderately Selective$30,590 
The University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL
 17
(1.0%)
Moderately Selective$14,170 
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
 31
(0.7%)
Highly Selective$13,911 
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL
 54
(0.6%)
Highly Selective$19,427 
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University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL
 11
(0.4%)
Highly Selective$12,334 
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
 28
(0.4%)
Highly Selective$18,432 
Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL
 4
(0.3%)
Moderately Selective$17,247 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.