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

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
 76
(4.3%)
Most Selective$37,248 
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO
 26
(0.9%)
Less Selective$11,536 
University of Missouri-St Louis
Saint Louis, MO
 16
(0.8%)
Highly Selective$19,686 
Online Degree Programs
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Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO
 9
(0.6%)
Less Selective$10,890 
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia, MO
 27
(0.6%)
Less Selective$18,450 
Webster University
Saint Louis, MO
 5
(0.4%)
Moderately Selective$20,440 
Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO
 1
(0.1%)
Highly Selective$12,980 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.