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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 8 Georgia Colleges with the highest percentage of Anthropology among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Emory University
Atlanta, GA
 26
(1.7%)
Most Selective$35,800 
Spelman College
Atlanta, GA
 4
(0.8%)
Highly Selective$20,531 
University of Georgia
Athens, GA
 51
(0.8%)
Moderately Selective$24,280 
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Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA
 27
(0.7%)
Moderately Selective$19,424 
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA
 9
(0.7%)
Moderately Selective$13,898 
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, GA
 15
(0.6%)
Highly Selective$13,930 
Mercer University
Macon, GA
 2
(0.2%)
Moderately Selective$28,500 
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Kennesaw State University
Kennesaw, GA
 4
(0.1%)
Moderately Selective$13,726 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.