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 Arizona State University - Tempe. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in anthropology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at ASU - Tempe was ranked #117 on College Factual's Best Schools for anthropology list. It is also ranked #1 in Arizona.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe paid an average of $1,200 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $765 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $10,710 | $28,800 |
Fees | $628 | $628 |
Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,510 | $13,510 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,430 | $3,430 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Anthropology students who received their bachelor’s degree at ASU - Tempe took out an average of $24,250 in student loans. That is 8% higher than the national average of $22,505.
anthropology who receive their bachelor’s degree from ASU - Tempe make an average of $34,187 a year during the early days of their career. That is 41% higher than the national average of $24,323.
Online degrees for the ASU - Tempe 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 ASU - Tempe Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in anthropology in 2019-2020, 74.7% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 74.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 32.9% of the anthropology bachelor’s degrees at ASU - Tempe in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 18 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 49 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Anthropology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 79 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to anthropology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Social Sciences | 5 |
Economics | 273 |
Geography & Cartography | 47 |
Political Science & Government | 361 |
Sociology | 103 |
*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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