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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 4 Kansas Colleges with the highest percentage of Anthropology among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Wichita State University
Wichita, KS
 23
(1.4%)
Less Selective$12,761 
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
 46
(1.2%)
Less Selective$17,119 
Washburn University
Topeka, KS
 8
(1.0%)
Less Selective$13,496 
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Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS
 21
(0.6%)
Moderately Selective$16,932 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.