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

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
 37
(2.4%)
Highly Selective$31,200 
University of Houston
Houston, TX
 58
(1.2%)
Less Selective$13,402 
The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
 41
(1.2%)
Less Selective$12,800 
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Rice University
Houston, TX
 8
(1.0%)
Most Selective$30,486 
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX
 87
(1.0%)
Highly Selective$27,760 
Southwestern University
Georgetown, TX
 3
(1.0%)
Moderately Selective$27,940 
University of North Texas
Denton, TX
 49
(0.9%)
Moderately Selective$13,168 
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Texas State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, TX
 41
(0.8%)
Less Selective$12,520 
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX
 25
(0.7%)
Moderately Selective$14,524 
Trinity University
San Antonio, TX
 3
(0.6%)
Moderately Selective$26,834 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.