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

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Kenyon College
Gambier, OH
 20
(4.7%)
Highly Selective$40,240 
The College of Wooster
Wooster, OH
 5
(1.3%)
Less Selective$33,770 
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Columbus, OH
 79
(0.9%)
Moderately Selective$21,918 
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Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH
 13
(0.8%)
Less Selective$10,774 
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH
 6
(0.8%)
Less Selective$35,202 
Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, OH
 25
(0.7%)
Less Selective$25,327 
Kent State University Kent Campus
Kent, OH
 24
(0.6%)
Less Selective$15,862 
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University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH
 19
(0.5%)
Less Selective$22,419 
University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, OH
 11
(0.5%)
Open Admissions$16,467 
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH
 7
(0.5%)
Open Admissions$9,414 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.