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

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Whitman College
Walla Walla, WA
 10
(2.7%)
Highly Selective$34,880 
Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA
 66
(2.1%)
Less Selective$17,166 
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA
 124
(1.8%)
Moderately Selective$23,219 
Online Degree Programs
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Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA
 13
(1.6%)
Less Selective$26,800 
Central Washington University
Ellensburg, WA
 31
(1.2%)
Less Selective$15,780 
Washington State University
Pullman, WA
 31
(0.6%)
Less Selective$18,600 
Seattle University
Seattle, WA
 6
(0.5%)
Moderately Selective$28,260 
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Eastern Washington University
Cheney, WA
 10
(0.5%)
Less Selective$13,890 
Saint Martin's University
Lacey, WA
 1
(0.3%)
Less Selective$24,112 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.