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

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Hamline University
Saint Paul, MN
 16
(3.5%)
Less Selective$28,152 
Macalester College
Saint Paul, MN
 12
(2.7%)
Highly Selective$36,504 
University of Minnesota-Morris
Morris, MN
 4
(1.1%)
Less Selective$10,006 
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University of Minnesota-Duluth
Duluth, MN
 18
(1.0%)
Moderately Selective$12,260 
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
 59
(0.9%)
Moderately Selective$14,756 
Minnesota State University-Moorhead
Moorhead, MN
 9
(0.7%)
Less Selective$6,144 
Minnesota State University-Mankato
Mankato, MN
 8
(0.4%)
Less Selective$12,508 
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Saint Cloud State University
Saint Cloud, MN
 6
(0.2%)
Less Selective$12,474 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.