Major Overview for Anthropology

Colleges Browse Maryland Majors Social sciences Anthropology

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. Anthropologists Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary - $73,410

Top 5 Maryland Colleges with the highest percentage of Anthropology among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

Add	Info	College Name	Degrees Awarded/ Percentage	Selectivity	Tuition
		Washington College Chestertown, MD	5 (2.1%)
		University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	48 (0.8%)
		University of Maryland-Baltimore County Baltimore, MD	12 (0.7%)
	Free College Scholarship's $10,000 Drawing Next Deadline: February 20
		Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD	7 (0.5%)
		St Mary's College of Maryland Saint Mary's City, MD	1 (0.2%)
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.