Anthropology at Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, NJ · Bachelor's Degree · about 21 graduates a year

$36,978
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$56,468
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$46,676
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#20 of 188
Rank by pay
#55 of 188
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,154
Median federal debt

Rutgers University-New Brunswick graduates in anthropology earn 21% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 45% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Rutgers University-New Brunswick 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
…
17Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA$56,847$65,805#5$24,042
18University of California-Davis Davis, CA$56,836$51,717#33$28,059
19University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC$56,589$60,728#9$36,211
20Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ$56,468$49,561#55$36,978
21Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ$56,468$49,561#56$36,978
22University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA$56,238$51,173#39$31,420
23SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, NY$55,981$53,282#27$32,493

Other Majors at Rutgers University-New Brunswick by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$126,906$78,177#5 of 126
Computer and Information Sciences$125,303$80,448#32 of 459
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$108,296$82,598#36 of 258
Chemical Engineering$100,729$67,777#49 of 158
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,695$68,338#52 of 452
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$99,155$87,594#137 of 966
Ceramic Sciences and Engineering$98,046$69,162—
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$94,598$69,320#38 of 59
Mechanical Engineering$94,561$71,569#97 of 318
Industrial Engineering$94,382$78,501#61 of 94
Engineering Science$91,309$69,336#4 of 9
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$89,850$62,097#78 of 118
Management Information Systems and Services$89,098$63,023#55 of 166
Accounting and Related Services$89,087$68,141#125 of 796
Information Science/Studies$87,757$56,360#47 of 148
Biotechnology$87,600$56,509#2 of 13
Civil Engineering$87,557$70,609#89 of 233
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$87,399$72,259#41 of 253
Economics$86,120$51,848#132 of 368
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$84,376$80,060#21 of 93
Business Administration, Management and Operations$83,606$58,896#96 of 1176
Genetics$83,484$20,373#2 of 9
Mathematics$81,845$54,953#78 of 309
Food Science and Technology$80,979$51,892#4 of 29
Statistics$80,721$63,477#34 of 50
Social Sciences$80,700$51,753#2 of 35
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$79,510$46,122#14 of 110
Human Resources Management and Services$75,850$49,441#48 of 187
Public Policy Analysis$74,865$51,082#11 of 34
Marketing$74,813$48,645#126 of 516

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Rutgers University-New Brunswick anthropology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $36,978 one year after graduating and $56,468 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Rutgers University-New Brunswick rank for anthropology?

Among 188 colleges reporting earnings for anthropology graduates, Rutgers University-New Brunswick ranks #20 by median pay four years after graduation, and #55 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is anthropology at Rutgers University-New Brunswick worth it?

Its graduates earn 21% more than the national median for anthropology ($46,676), and the median federal debt at graduation is $25,154.

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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.