by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Grand Valley State 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.
You can jump to any section of this page using the links below:
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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 GVSU was ranked #186 on College Factual's Best Schools for anthropology list. It is also ranked #3 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for GVSU.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at GVSU paid an average of $805 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $570 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $13,576 | $19,168 |
| Books and Supplies | $740 | $740 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,732 | $9,732 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,040 | $2,040 |
Learn more about GVSU tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Anthropology students who received their bachelor’s degree at GVSU took out an average of $28,175 in student loans. That is 25% higher than the national average of $22,505.
anthropology who receive their bachelor’s degree from GVSU make an average of $25,452 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% higher than the national average of $24,323.
GVSU does not offer an online option for its anthropology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GVSU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 62.1% 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 GVSU in 2019-2020, 37.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 38%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Anthropology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 29 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to anthropology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | 49 |
| Economics | 20 |
| Geography & Cartography | 23 |
| International Relations & National Security | 35 |
| Political Science & Government | 55 |
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
