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 Metropolitan State University of Denver. 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, 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 MSU Denver was ranked #388 on College Factual's Best Schools for anthropology list. It is also ranked #10 in Colorado.
Here are some of the other rankings for MSU Denver.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at MSU Denver was $750 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $241 per credit hour. 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 | $7,236 | $22,510 |
Fees | $1,457 | $1,457 |
Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
Learn more about MSU Denver 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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at MSU Denver in Anthropology walked away with an average of $26,062 in student debt. That is 16% higher than the national average of $22,505.
anthropology who receive their bachelor’s degree from MSU Denver make an average of $23,649 a year during the early days of their career. That is 3% lower than the national average of $24,323.
MSU Denver 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 MSU Denver Online Learning page.
Women made up around 70.0% 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 MSU Denver in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 20 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Anthropology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 30 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to anthropology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Economics | 11 |
Geography & Cartography | 19 |
Political Science & Government | 50 |
Sociology | 16 |
*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.