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

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Beloit College
Beloit, WI
 23
(7.4%)
Moderately Selective$31,540 
Ripon College
Ripon, WI
 4
(2.1%)
Less Selective$24,245 
Lawrence University
Appleton, WI
 5
(1.7%)
Moderately Selective$33,264 
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
 51
(0.8%)
Moderately Selective$21,814 
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI
 27
(0.7%)
Less Selective$17,033 
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI
 9
(0.5%)
Less Selective$13,610 
Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI
 7
(0.4%)
Moderately Selective$28,680 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.