Anthropology at Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, NH · Bachelor's Degree · about 103 graduates a year

$41,986
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$51,100
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$46,676
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#56 of 188
Rank by pay
#94 of 188
Rank, wage-adjusted
$22,164
Median federal debt

Southern New Hampshire University graduates in anthropology earn 9% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 43% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Southern New Hampshire 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
…
53University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA$51,811$47,179#90$30,609
54CUNY Hunter College New York, NY$51,787$49,290#65$26,680
55University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO$51,715$48,364#77$35,432
56Southern New Hampshire University Manchester, NH$51,100$47,068#94$41,986
57University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA$50,850$46,270#99$30,509
58DePaul University Chicago, IL$50,780$49,891#52$18,950
59Western Washington University Bellingham, WA$50,703$46,636#95$27,851

Other Majors at Southern New Hampshire University by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$115,259$71,764#92 of 349
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$98,399$80,842#5 of 37
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$98,032$85,600#154 of 966
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$94,942$76,718#40 of 126
Management Information Systems and Services—$86,882—
Economics$86,764$69,807#129 of 368
Computer and Information Sciences$81,533$61,322#280 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$81,489$63,703#175 of 452
Business Administration, Management and Operations$75,423$60,136#231 of 1176
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences$74,693$66,407#21 of 156
International Business$73,271$56,320#63 of 115
Public Administration$72,437$73,129#8 of 47
Accounting and Related Services$70,181$54,898#480 of 796
Mathematics$68,414$51,396#171 of 309
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$66,656$55,339#39 of 476
Marketing$66,094$45,472#271 of 516
Hospitality Administration/Management$64,526$37,829#24 of 137
Health and Medical Administrative Services$63,292$50,619#98 of 275
Political Science and Government$62,387$41,530#271 of 565
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$62,360$45,727#59 of 138
Criminal Justice and Corrections$61,027$45,836#116 of 660
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$59,801$46,520#111 of 178
Public Health$58,520$45,910#102 of 215
Computer Software and Media Applications$57,772$40,882#31 of 54
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$57,701$43,886#14 of 50
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$55,733$43,868#122 of 265
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$54,407$39,092#273 of 610
Culinary Arts and Related Services$52,058$35,959#4 of 12
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$51,445$44,738#163 of 345
Design and Applied Arts$51,370$35,878#168 of 299

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Southern New Hampshire University anthropology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $41,986 one year after graduating and $51,100 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Southern New Hampshire University rank for anthropology?

Among 188 colleges reporting earnings for anthropology graduates, Southern New Hampshire University ranks #56 by median pay four years after graduation, and #94 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is anthropology at Southern New Hampshire University worth it?

Its graduates earn 9% more than the national median for anthropology ($46,676), and the median federal debt at graduation is $22,164.

← All data for Southern New Hampshire University · Methodology

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.