Anthropology is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at George Washington 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.
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. GWU was ranked #62 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for anthropology majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #2 in District of Columbia.
Here are some of the other rankings for GWU.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at GWU was $1,675 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $55,961 | $55,961 |
Fees | $88 | $88 |
Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,711 | $14,711 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,525 | $1,525 |
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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 GWU in Anthropology walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 20% higher than the national average of $22,505.
anthropology who receive their bachelor’s degree from GWU make an average of $38,289 a year during the early days of their career. That is 57% higher than the national average of $24,323.
Online degrees for the GWU 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 GWU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in anthropology in 2019-2020, 79.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 74.4%.
Around 31.0% of anthropology bachelor’s degree recipients at GWU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 19 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Anthropology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 11 |
Physical & Biological Anthropology | 18 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to anthropology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Archeology | 6 |
Economics | 176 |
Geography & Cartography | 26 |
International Relations & National Security | 538 |
Political Science & Government | 311 |
*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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