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Mount Holyoke College Bachelor’s in Anthropology

20 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$42,682 Average Salary
$20,477 Average Student Debt

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 Mount Holyoke College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in anthropology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the Mt. Holyoke Bachelor’s in Anthropology

#30 in the U.S
#5 in Massachusetts

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. Mt. Holyoke is in the top 10% of the country for anthropology. More specifically it was ranked #30 out of 419 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #5 in Massachusetts.

Here are some of the other rankings for Mt. Holyoke.

Ranking TypeRank
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Anthropology Graduates9
Most Focused Colleges for Anthropology9
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology9
Highest Paid Anthropology Graduates14
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools30
Best Anthropology Schools30
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology (Income $48-$75k)48
Best Value Colleges for Anthropology (Income $48-$75k)53
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology (Income $30-$48k)76
Best Value Colleges for Anthropology (Income $30-$48k)80
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology (Income $75-$110k)80
Best Value Colleges for Anthropology (Income $75-$110k)90
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology (Income $0-$30k)91
Best Value Colleges for Anthropology (Income $0-$30k)98
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology145
Most Popular Colleges for Anthropology186
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology (Income Over $110k)273
Best Value Colleges for Anthropology (Income Over $110k)283
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology (With Aid)290
Best Value Colleges for Anthropology (With Aid)302
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans310
Best Anthropology Colleges for Veterans316
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Anthropology338
Best Value Colleges for Anthropology365

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Anthropology from Mt. Holyoke Cost?

$54,618 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$20,477 Average Student Debt

Mt. Holyoke Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Mt. Holyoke paid an average of $1,700 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$54,400$54,400
Fees$218$218
Books and Supplies$2,000$2,000
On Campus Room and Board$16,020$16,020
On Campus Other Expenses$2,000$2,000

Learn more about Mt. Holyoke tuition and fees.

Mt. Holyoke Anthropology Bachelor’s Student Debt

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 Mt. Holyoke took out an average of $20,477 in student loans. That is 9% lower than the national average of $22,505.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Anthropology From Mt. Holyoke?

$42,682 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

anthropology who receive their bachelor’s degree from Mt. Holyoke make an average of $42,682 a year during the early days of their career. That is 75% higher than the national average of $24,323.

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Does Mt. Holyoke Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Anthropology?

Online degrees for the Mt. Holyoke 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 Mt. Holyoke Online Learning page.

Mt. Holyoke Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Anthropology

20 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
100.0% Women
30.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 20 students received their bachelor’s degree in anthropology. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in anthropology in 2019-2020, all of them were women.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 30.0% of the anthropology bachelor’s degrees at Mt. Holyoke in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American4
Hispanic or Latino0
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White11
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities1

Bachelor’s in Anthropology Focus Areas at Mt. Holyoke

Anthropology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Anthropology20

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to anthropology.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Economics40
Geography & Cartography4
International Relations & National Security31
Political Science & Government31
Sociology19

View All Anthropology Related Majors >

References

*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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