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 Syracuse 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, 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.
If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at Syracuse was ranked #122 on College Factual's Best Schools for anthropology list. It is also ranked #16 in New York.
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Part-time undergraduates at Syracuse paid an average of $2,363 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 | $53,432 | $53,432 |
Fees | $1,656 | $1,656 |
Books and Supplies | $1,564 | $1,564 |
On Campus Room and Board | $16,356 | $16,356 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,806 | $1,806 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Syracuse in Anthropology walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 20% higher than the national average of $22,505.
anthropology who receive their bachelor’s degree from Syracuse make an average of $24,421 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $24,323.
Syracuse 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 Syracuse Online Learning page.
About 73.9% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in anthropology in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 74.4%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in anthropology at Syracuse in 2019-2020, 30.4% 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 | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 14 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Anthropology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 23 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Economics | 274 |
Geography & Cartography | 19 |
International Relations & National Security | 106 |
Political Science & Government | 198 |
Sociology | 53 |
*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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