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 Tufts University. 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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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.
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 Tufts was ranked #72 on College Factual's Best Schools for anthropology list. It is also ranked #9 in Massachusetts.
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Part-time undergraduates at Tufts paid an average of $1,985 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-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 | $59,560 | $59,560 |
Fees | $1,302 | $1,302 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $15,630 | $15,630 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,508 | $1,508 |
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anthropology who receive their bachelor’s degree from Tufts make an average of $20,140 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% lower than the national average of $24,323.
Tufts 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 Tufts Online Learning page.
About 77.8% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in anthropology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 74.4%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in anthropology at Tufts in 2019-2020, 11.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 13 |
International Students | 3 |
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 | 18 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to anthropology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Archeology | 2 |
Economics | 172 |
International Relations & National Security | 160 |
Political Science & Government | 82 |
Sociology | 41 |
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*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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