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 Oberlin College. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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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 Oberlin was ranked #98 on College Factual's Best Schools for anthropology list. It is also ranked #2 in Ohio.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Oberlin paid an average of $2,404 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 State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $57,654 | $57,654 |
Fees | $900 | $900 |
Books and Supplies | $1,908 | $1,908 |
On Campus Room and Board | $17,334 | $17,334 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,500 | $1,500 |
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anthropology who receive their bachelor’s degree from Oberlin make an average of $21,508 a year during the early days of their career. That is 12% lower than the national average of $24,323.
Online degrees for the Oberlin 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 Oberlin Online Learning page.
Women made up around 68.8% 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 Oberlin in 2019-2020, 43.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 8 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Anthropology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 16 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to anthropology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Archeology | 3 |
Economics | 36 |
Political Science & Government | 52 |
Sociology | 15 |
*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.