Anthropology at George Washington University

Washington, DC · Bachelor's Degree · about 33 graduates a year

$22,614
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$65,172
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$46,676
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#7 of 188
Rank by pay
#16 of 188
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,000
Median federal debt

George Washington University graduates in anthropology earn 40% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 40% of one year’s pay at that point.

How George Washington University Compares for Anthropology

All 188 colleges reporting anthropology earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY$83,493$79,468#3—
2Duke University Durham, NC$81,120$87,053#1$43,924
3Emory University Atlanta, GA$78,768$81,541#2$36,700
4Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO$71,018$76,146#4$34,489
5Dartmouth College Hanover, NH$70,846$65,256#6$40,071
6Fordham University Bronx, NY$66,562$63,353#7$40,384
7George Washington University Washington, DC$65,172$57,108#16$22,614
8University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA$64,359$58,562#12$28,661
9Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA$62,674$57,029#17$31,744
10San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA$61,300$55,779#20$28,314

Other Majors at George Washington University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$150,716$104,200#30 of 349
Finance and Financial Management Services$126,638$73,833#15 of 452
Systems Engineering$120,976—#4 of 11
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$120,730$66,362#8 of 126
Accounting and Related Services$116,795$69,151#11 of 796
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$112,554$86,753#7 of 99
Business/Commerce$107,023$58,373#10 of 271
Information Science/Studies$105,145—#10 of 148
Mechanical Engineering$101,196$82,361#34 of 318
Civil Engineering$100,990—#9 of 233
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$100,601$69,942#27 of 118
Statistics$100,578—#15 of 50
Economics$99,406$67,684#70 of 368
International Business$99,018$70,856#13 of 115
Human Resources Management and Services$97,126$57,219#5 of 187
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$96,741$79,221#172 of 966
Marketing$95,528$54,833#12 of 516
Computer and Information Sciences$93,692$71,192#163 of 459
Health and Medical Administrative Services$92,810—#4 of 275
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$88,114—#5 of 225
Public Health$87,217$44,809#4 of 215
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$85,459—#4 of 178
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$82,325$66,905#25 of 93
Journalism$81,927$52,015#2 of 187
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences$81,548—#3 of 64
Criminal Justice and Corrections$80,070$51,256#6 of 660
Political Science and Government$79,692$51,537#43 of 565
Psychology$79,187—#5 of 1027
Communication and Media Studies$79,112$50,552#11 of 660
Sociology$78,857—#5 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do George Washington University anthropology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $22,614 one year after graduating and $65,172 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does George Washington University rank for anthropology?

Among 188 colleges reporting earnings for anthropology graduates, George Washington University ranks #7 by median pay four years after graduation, and #16 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is anthropology at George Washington University worth it?

Its graduates earn 40% more than the national median for anthropology ($46,676), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,000.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.