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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 6 Kentucky Colleges with the highest percentage of Anthropology among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Transylvania University
Lexington, KY
 5
(1.9%)
Most Selective$23,810 
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY
 23
(1.0%)
Less Selective$19,272 
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY
 15
(0.9%)
Less Selective$11,952 
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Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, KY
 17
(0.8%)
Moderately Selective$18,186 
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
 24
(0.6%)
Less Selective$15,769 
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, KY
 11
(0.5%)
Open Admissions$17,088 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.