Anthropology at Rutgers University-Newark

Newark, NJ · Bachelor's Degree · about 2 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)
#21 of 188
Rank by pay
#56 of 188
Rank, wage-adjusted
$25,154
Median federal debt

Rutgers University-Newark 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-Newark 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
…
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
24Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA$55,879$57,846#14—

Other Majors at Rutgers University-Newark by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$125,303$80,448#33 of 459
Finance and Financial Management Services$100,695$68,338#53 of 452
Management Information Systems and Services$89,098$63,023#56 of 166
Accounting and Related Services$89,087$68,141#126 of 796
Information Science/Studies$87,757$56,360#48 of 148
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$87,399$72,259#42 of 253
Economics$86,120$51,848#133 of 368
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$84,376$80,060#22 of 93
Business Administration, Management and Operations$83,606$58,896#97 of 1176
Mathematics$81,845$54,953#79 of 309
Marketing$74,813$48,645#127 of 516
Chemistry$73,245$44,949#54 of 209
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$70,106$47,045#18 of 138
Biology$68,306$32,024#125 of 841
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$67,805$43,223#25 of 265
Physics$67,544$35,689#91 of 107
Public Administration and Social Service Professions$67,099$42,482#6 of 10
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$66,519$31,335#35 of 225
Political Science and Government$63,765$39,723#236 of 565
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$63,679$38,508#5 of 144
Journalism$62,670$32,523#31 of 187
Criminal Justice and Corrections$61,817$34,611#103 of 660
Health and Medical Administrative Services$59,921$49,928#133 of 275
Research and Experimental Psychology$59,913—#38 of 82
Philosophy$58,891$40,113#38 of 86
Social Work$56,797$39,936#96 of 420
Psychology$56,479$31,280#190 of 1027
Music$56,008$36,707#28 of 268
English Language and Literature$55,337$26,310#132 of 576
Sociology$55,197$34,344#160 of 462

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Rutgers University-Newark 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-Newark rank for anthropology?

Among 188 colleges reporting earnings for anthropology graduates, Rutgers University-Newark ranks #21 by median pay four years after graduation, and #56 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is anthropology at Rutgers University-Newark 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.