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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 10 Indiana Colleges with the highest percentage of Anthropology among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
 67
(3.2%)
Most Selective$34,680 
Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN
 15
(1.5%)
Less Selective$13,990 
DePauw University
Greencastle, IN
 6
(1.0%)
Moderately Selective$31,825 
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Butler University
Indianapolis, IN
 6
(0.9%)
Less Selective$28,460 
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
 22
(0.8%)
Moderately Selective$19,919 
Hanover College
Hanover, IN
 2
(0.7%)
Moderately Selective$25,220 
Indiana University-Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
 31
(0.5%)
Less Selective$23,906 
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University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
 3
(0.5%)
Less Selective$20,500 
Ball State University
Muncie, IN
 14
(0.4%)
Less Selective$19,304 
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN
 6
(0.4%)
Moderately Selective$15,402 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.