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Best Schools for Anthropology in 2026

178 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Anthropology, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Anthropology graduate earns $28,155/yr across 178 schools.

Programs Ranked

178

Avg Earnings

$28,155/yr

Avg DW Score

34/100

AI Risk

High

52% task exposure

All Anthropology Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	ROI
1	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · Public	54 48–55	$38,879/yr	17.9x
2	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD · Public	48 43–49	$33,837/yr	12.5x
3	University of Houston Houston, TX · Public	48 42–48	$34,669/yr	13.2x
4	University of Florida-Online Gainesville, FL · Public	48 44–49	$29,036/yr	33.8x
5	University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public	46 42–47	$29,036/yr	20.1x
6	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public	46 41–47	$32,778/yr	11.2x
7	University of Massachusetts-Boston Boston, MA · Public	45 39–45	$36,565/yr	8.3x
8	University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV · Public	45 39–45	$33,787/yr	12.9x
9	SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY · Public	45 40–46	$32,493/yr	14.0x
10	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA · Public	45 41–45	$26,502/yr	19.4x
11	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA · Public	44 39–45	$32,460/yr	15.0x
12	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX · Private nonprofit	44 37–44	$56,550/yr	1.6x
13	Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH · Private nonprofit	43 36–44	$41,986/yr	5.4x
14	Binghamton University Vestal, NY · Public	43 38–43	$30,978/yr	12.0x
15	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR · Public	43 37–43	$32,573/yr	10.1x
16	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ · Public	42 37–42	$31,640/yr	10.3x
17	California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA · Public	42 39–43	$26,794/yr	17.3x
18	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA · Public	42 38–43	$28,314/yr	15.9x
19	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · Public	42 36–42	$36,978/yr	6.8x
20	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ · Public	42 36–43	$36,978/yr	7.1x
21	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · Public	42 40–42	$22,917/yr	17.7x
22	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Public	42 36–43	$36,211/yr	11.2x
23	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR · Public	42 36–42	$32,573/yr	9.3x
24	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public	41 37–42	$28,661/yr	9.7x
25	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public	41 36–41	$32,300/yr	9.0x
26	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA · Public	41 36–41	$31,420/yr	8.7x
27	University of West Georgia Carrollton, GA · Public	41 36–41	$31,619/yr	12.2x
28	Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ · Private nonprofit	41 34–42	$46,302/yr	2.3x
29	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH · Public	41 35–41	$34,701/yr	6.8x
30	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA · Public	40 36–41	$27,750/yr	15.1x
31	California State University-Chico Chico, CA · Public	40 36–40	$27,856/yr	14.1x
32	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA · Public	40 36–41	$30,509/yr	9.1x
33	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO · Public	40 34–41	$36,822/yr	6.6x
34	University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL · Public	40 35–40	$32,477/yr	14.1x
35	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA · Public	40 35–40	$30,544/yr	12.2x
36	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public	39 35–40	$29,364/yr	14.7x
37	California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA · Public	39 36–40	$26,278/yr	15.6x
38	Wichita State University Wichita, KS · Public	39 33–40	$34,275/yr	8.2x
39	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV · Public	39 35–39	$27,907/yr	12.7x
40	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC · Public	39 35–40	$28,262/yr	19.8x
41	George Mason University Fairfax, VA · Public	39 33–40	$37,081/yr	7.3x
42	James Madison University Harrisonburg, VA · Public	39 34–40	$30,686/yr	9.0x
43	Portland State University Portland, OR · Public	38 32–39	$34,862/yr	8.7x
44	Weber State University Ogden, UT · Public	38 33–39	$30,139/yr	10.8x
45	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · Public	38 32–38	$33,261/yr	9.6x
46	University of California-Davis Davis, CA · Public	37 33–37	$28,059/yr	8.1x
47	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA · Public	37 32–38	$31,744/yr	8.7x
48	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public	37 35–38	$24,079/yr	8.5x
49	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI · Public	37 33–38	$28,617/yr	7.8x
50	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public	37 34–38	$26,680/yr	14.2x
51	Duke University Durham, NC · Private nonprofit	37 30–37	$43,924/yr	1.4x
52	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Public	37 34–38	$27,805/yr	14.0x
53	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK · Public	37 34–38	$27,704/yr	11.7x
54	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA · Public	37 33–37	$27,851/yr	11.6x
55	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT · Public	37 32–38	$33,758/yr	6.2x
56	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT · Public	37 32–38	$33,758/yr	6.2x
57	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT · Public	37 32–38	$33,758/yr	6.2x
58	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT · Public	37 32–38	$33,758/yr	6.2x
59	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · Public	36 31–37	$33,094/yr	7.4x
60	University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public	36 31–36	$28,543/yr	7.8x
61	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO · Public	36 32–36	$27,178/yr	9.1x
62	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT · Public	36 30–37	$33,758/yr	5.2x
63	Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL · Public	36 33–37	$26,418/yr	17.2x
64	University of South Florida Tampa, FL · Public	36 34–37	$24,331/yr	15.9x
65	Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit	36 30–37	$36,700/yr	1.9x
66	Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO · Public	36 33–37	$27,283/yr	11.8x
67	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH · Private nonprofit	36 30–37	$40,071/yr	0.5x
68	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC · Public	36 33–37	$25,901/yr	13.7x
69	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA · Public	36 31–36	$30,609/yr	5.6x
70	Ashford University San Diego, CA · Private for-profit	35 29–35	$34,382/yr	6.5x
71	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN · Public	35 30–35	$31,219/yr	6.4x
72	University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia, MO · Public	35 30–35	$31,926/yr	4.6x
73	The University of Montana Missoula, MT · Public	35 31–36	$30,011/yr	11.0x
74	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM · Public	35 30–35	$31,729/yr	9.9x
75	Ohio University-Eastern Campus Saint Clairsville, OH · Public	35 31–35	$27,806/yr	13.6x
76	Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus Chillicothe, OH · Public	35 31–35	$27,806/yr	13.6x
77	Ohio University-Southern Campus Ironton, OH · Public	35 31–35	$27,806/yr	13.6x
78	Ohio University-Lancaster Campus Lancaster, OH · Public	35 31–35	$27,806/yr	13.6x
79	Ohio University-Zanesville Campus Zanesville, OH · Public	35 31–35	$27,806/yr	13.6x
80	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · Public	35 30–35	$31,369/yr	8.2x
81	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA · Public	34 33–35	$19,868/yr	13.7x
82	University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO · Public	34 28–35	$35,432/yr	6.1x
83	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL · Public	34 31–35	$26,922/yr	9.6x
84	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ · Public	34 29–34	$31,018/yr	4.3x
85	University at Albany Albany, NY · Public	34 30–35	$29,900/yr	9.3x
86	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Public	34 30–35	$29,518/yr	7.3x
87	University of North Texas Denton, TX · Public	34 30–35	$28,160/yr	9.2x
88	Texas State University San Marcos, TX · Public	34 29–34	$30,108/yr	8.4x
89	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX · Public	34 29–34	$30,385/yr	5.4x
90	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · Public	34 30–35	$27,844/yr	10.6x
91	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ · Public	34 29–35	$31,640/yr	—
92	University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL · Public	33 28–33	$30,648/yr	6.6x
93	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS · Public	33 28–33	$29,376/yr	5.3x
94	Fordham University Bronx, NY · Private nonprofit	33 26–33	$40,384/yr	1.2x
95	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY · Public	33 29–34	$29,460/yr	5.8x
96	East Carolina University Greenville, NC · Public	33 31–34	$24,228/yr	13.0x
97	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN · Public	33 29–33	$28,587/yr	6.2x
98	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR · Public	32 29–33	$26,878/yr	9.8x
99	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Public	32 30–33	$22,351/yr	13.1x
100	Illinois State University Normal, IL · Public	32 29–33	$25,913/yr	7.0x
101	University of Louisville Louisville, KY · Public	32 27–32	$29,966/yr	7.0x
102	Wayne State University Detroit, MI · Public	32 29–33	$26,858/yr	7.5x
103	Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO · Private nonprofit	32 26–32	$34,489/yr	0.4x
104	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH · Public	32 27–32	$30,380/yr	3.0x
105	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC · Public	32 29–33	$25,198/yr	11.9x
106	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public	32 28–32	$28,172/yr	7.7x
107	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA · Public	32 29–33	$25,742/yr	7.6x
108	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX · Public	32 28–32	$26,735/yr	10.1x
109	University of Vermont Burlington, VT · Public	32 27–33	$31,717/yr	5.0x
110	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · Public	31 28–32	$25,354/yr	7.3x
111	San Diego State University San Diego, CA · Public	31 28–31	$25,553/yr	6.7x
112	Fort Lewis College Durango, CO · Public	31 27–31	$25,891/yr	9.4x
113	Northwestern University Evanston, IL · Private nonprofit	31 25–31	$33,208/yr	0.3x
114	Iowa State University Ames, IA · Public	31 28–32	$25,014/yr	9.5x
115	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · Public	31 28–32	$27,221/yr	8.7x
116	Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS · Public	31 28–32	$26,836/yr	5.8x
117	SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo, NY · Public	31 28–32	$26,218/yr	6.3x
118	Appalachian State University Boone, NC · Public	31 29–31	$19,624/yr	12.4x
119	University of North Carolina Asheville Asheville, NC · Public	31 28–31	$24,639/yr	7.3x
120	University of Oregon Eugene, OR · Public	31 27–31	$27,775/yr	6.4x
121	Temple University Philadelphia, PA · Public	31 27–32	$30,261/yr	4.5x
122	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX · Public	31 27–31	$28,202/yr	7.2x
123	University of Georgia Athens, GA · Public	30 28–31	$20,396/yr	9.4x
124	Ball State University Muncie, IN · Public	30 27–31	$24,452/yr	9.1x
125	University of Kentucky Lexington, KY · Public	30 27–31	$25,668/yr	7.7x
126	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA · Private nonprofit	30 24–30	$31,973/yr	0.2x
127	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY · Public	30 28–31	$23,845/yr	9.4x
128	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · Public	29 26–29	$20,949/yr	6.5x
129	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA · Public	29 26–30	$26,178/yr	6.8x
130	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA · Public	29 27–30	$23,152/yr	7.1x
131	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public	29 27–30	$16,197/yr	7.2x
132	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN · Public	29 25–29	$26,476/yr	7.4x
133	Brandeis University Waltham, MA · Private nonprofit	29 23–30	$35,390/yr	1.2x
134	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI · Public	29 25–29	$27,350/yr	6.0x
135	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA · Public	29 26–30	$25,742/yr	4.8x
136	College of Charleston Charleston, SC · Public	29 25–29	$26,842/yr	6.8x
137	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN · Public	29 26–30	$24,772/yr	7.4x
138	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX · Public	29 27–29	$17,229/yr	8.7x
139	Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO · Public	28 26–29	$21,930/yr	8.6x
140	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI · Public	28 25–29	$25,264/yr	6.6x
141	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH · Public	28 24–28	$27,806/yr	5.5x
142	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC · Public	28 25–28	$23,785/yr	7.3x
143	Utah State University Logan, UT · Public	28 24–29	$27,831/yr	7.3x
144	University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, VA · Public	28 25–28	$24,534/yr	3.2x
145	Washington State University Pullman, WA · Public	28 25–28	$25,519/yr	6.7x
146	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA · Public	27 25–28	$21,157/yr	9.6x
147	Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville Edwardsville, IL · Public	27 25–28	$23,379/yr	3.5x
148	University of Maine Orono, ME · Public	27 25–28	$23,341/yr	3.6x
149	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA · Public	27 25–28	$24,120/yr	5.6x
150	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA · Private nonprofit	27 25–28	$19,655/yr	-0.2x
151	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit	27 25–27	$16,844/yr	-0.3x
152	Kent State University at Kent Kent, OH · Public	27 25–28	$24,434/yr	6.9x
153	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · Public	27 25–28	$21,213/yr	4.4x
154	Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA · Public	27 25–27	$20,318/yr	9.0x
155	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS · Public	26 24–26	$18,567/yr	3.2x
156	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY · Public	26 24–27	$19,495/yr	7.9x
157	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI · Public	26 24–27	$22,670/yr	2.7x
158	Hamline University Saint Paul, MN · Private nonprofit	26 21–27	$32,498/yr	1.4x
159	State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, NY · Public	26 24–27	$17,595/yr	4.0x
160	SUNY at Purchase College Purchase, NY · Public	26 24–27	$18,085/yr	4.0x
161	University of Memphis Memphis, TN · Public	26 23–26	$23,112/yr	7.2x
162	Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN · Public	26 24–27	$21,878/yr	8.4x
163	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ · Public	25 23–26	$20,144/yr	6.9x
164	George Washington University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit	25 23–25	$22,614/yr	1.7x
165	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit	25 22–26	$26,977/yr	0.3x
166	Boston University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit	25 22–26	$26,934/yr	0.0x
167	University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis, MO · Public	25 23–26	$22,687/yr	6.2x
168	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA · Public	25 23–26	$22,732/yr	5.3x
169	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA · Public	24 22–24	$21,787/yr	5.9x
170	New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces, NM · Public	24 22–25	$12,059/yr	2.7x
171	Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, PA · Public	24 22–25	$22,326/yr	5.9x
172	Cleveland State University Cleveland, OH · Public	23 21–23	$14,647/yr	5.5x
173	Baylor University Waco, TX · Private nonprofit	23 19–23	$28,369/yr	1.3x
174	Eckerd College Saint Petersburg, FL · Private nonprofit	22 20–22	$20,191/yr	0.0x
175	DePaul University Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit	22 20–22	$18,950/yr	0.1x
176	State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY · Public	20 18–21	$17,288/yr	3.3x
177	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit	18 16–19	$24,042/yr	0.5x
178	Beloit College Beloit, WI · Private nonprofit	18 16–18	$21,949/yr	0.8x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Anthropology?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, CUNY Lehman College ranks #1 for Anthropology with a score of 54/100 and graduate earnings of $38,879/yr.

How much do Anthropology graduates earn?

Across 178 schools, Anthropology graduates earn an average of $28,155/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $56,550/yr.

Is Anthropology a good major for AI resistance?

Anthropology has an average AI task exposure of 52%, rated "High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.