The main focus area for this major is Anthropology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Anthropology is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Northern Arizona University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in anthropology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at NAU was ranked #322 on College Factual's Best Schools for anthropology list. It is also ranked #4 in Arizona.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at NAU paid an average of $1,058 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $761 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $10,243 | $16,248 |
Fees | $1,138 | $1,138 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $11,106 | $11,106 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,720 | $4,720 |
Learn more about NAU tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at NAU in Anthropology walked away with an average of $23,375 in student debt. That is 4% higher than the national average of $22,505.
anthropology who receive their bachelor’s degree from NAU make an average of $23,803 a year during the early days of their career. That is 2% lower than the national average of $24,323.
Online degrees for the NAU anthropology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NAU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 69.4% of the anthropology students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 74.4%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in anthropology at NAU in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 27 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Anthropology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 36 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to anthropology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Criminology | 270 |
Geography & Cartography | 8 |
International Relations & National Security | 41 |
Political Science & Government | 73 |
Sociology | 81 |
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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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