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

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Sewanee: The University of the South
Sewanee, TN
 10
(2.9%)
Moderately Selective$32,760 
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
 31
(2.0%)
Most Selective$37,005 
The University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
 54
(1.5%)
Less Selective$18,086 
Online Degree Programs
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University of Memphis
Memphis, TN
 19
(0.8%)
Moderately Selective$17,714 
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN
 21
(0.6%)
Moderately Selective$16,592 
Lee University
Cleveland, TN
 2
(0.3%)
Moderately Selective$11,314 
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN
 5
(0.3%)
Less Selective$16,093 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.