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 Wheaton College Illinois. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in anthropology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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. Wheaton College Illinois was ranked #53 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for anthropology majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #3 in Illinois.
Here are some of the other rankings for Wheaton College Illinois.
Part-time undergraduates at Wheaton College Illinois paid an average of $1,629 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. 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 | $39,100 | $39,100 |
Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,990 | $10,990 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,050 | $2,050 |
Learn more about Wheaton College Illinois tuition and fees.
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 Wheaton College Illinois took out an average of $17,500 in student loans. That is 22% lower than the national average of $22,505.
The median early career salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Wheaton College Illinois is $32,711 per year. That is 34% higher than the national average of $24,323.
Wheaton College Illinois 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 Wheaton College Illinois Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in anthropology in 2019-2020, 84.6% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 74.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 38.5% of the anthropology bachelor’s degrees at Wheaton College Illinois in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 7 |
International Students | 1 |
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 | 13 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to anthropology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Archeology | 1 |
Economics | 40 |
International Relations & National Security | 34 |
Political Science & Government | 17 |
Sociology | 9 |
*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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