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 Northern Kentucky University. 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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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at NKU was ranked #355 on College Factual's Best Schools for anthropology list. It is also ranked #3 in Kentucky.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at NKU paid an average of $828 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $413 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 | $9,912 | $19,872 |
Fees | $384 | $384 |
Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,046 | $10,046 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,500 | $2,500 |
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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. Anthropology students who received their bachelor’s degree at NKU took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is 38% higher than the national average of $22,505.
anthropology who receive their bachelor’s degree from NKU make an average of $26,353 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% higher than the national average of $24,323.
Online degrees for the NKU 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 NKU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in anthropology in 2019-2020, 75.0% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 74.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 25.0% of the anthropology bachelor’s degrees at NKU in 2019-2020. 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 | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 6 |
International Students | 0 |
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 | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to anthropology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Social Sciences | 10 |
Geography & Cartography | 4 |
International Relations & National Security | 17 |
Political Science & Government | 12 |
Sociology | 13 |
*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.