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

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Oklahoma Baptist University
Shawnee, OK
 8
(3.1%)
Moderately Selective$16,728 
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, OK
 33
(0.9%)
Less Selective$17,404 
University of Tulsa
Tulsa, OK
 2
(0.4%)
Highly Selective$23,860 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.