Anthropology at Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH · Bachelor's Degree · about 23 graduates a year

$34,701
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$33,527
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$46,676
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#181 of 188
Rank by pay
#179 of 188
Rank, wage-adjusted
$23,000
Median federal debt

Miami University-Oxford graduates in anthropology earn 28% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 69% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Miami University-Oxford 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
…
178The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL$35,701$40,524#158—
179The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX$34,505$35,081#182$21,213
180University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA$34,102$35,871#178—
181Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH$33,527$35,778#179$34,701
182University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC$33,461$35,908#177$25,198
183Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL$33,389$35,538#180$26,418
184CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY$33,127$31,530#186—

Other Majors at Miami University-Oxford by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Management Information Systems and Services$111,158$72,045#9 of 166
Finance and Financial Management Services$110,406$71,203#26 of 452
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$102,249$74,770#27 of 126
Accounting and Related Services$101,808$67,743#47 of 796
Business/Managerial Economics$101,674$60,596#10 of 84
Engineering-Related Fields$99,473$74,624#8 of 33
Computer Engineering$96,840$71,836#141 of 189
Chemical Engineering$96,025$77,542#85 of 158
Business Administration, Management and Operations$95,796$67,823#38 of 1176
Computer and Information Sciences$94,001$66,030#158 of 459
Economics$90,742$57,379#102 of 368
Statistics$90,388$61,702#24 of 50
Engineering Technologies/Technicians$89,862$69,483#5 of 34
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$89,052$58,914#81 of 118
Mechanical Engineering$87,343$68,067#256 of 318
Marketing$86,919$59,043#40 of 516
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$82,411$50,938#6 of 158
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$79,710$50,700#14 of 178
Area Studies$79,449$50,637#3 of 70
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$77,451$71,404#831 of 966
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$77,163—#6 of 49
Political Science and Government$75,374$46,428#63 of 565
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$72,484$34,923#11 of 48
Biology$72,037$38,122#72 of 841
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$70,919$40,486#29 of 610
Design and Applied Arts$67,981$47,295#27 of 299
International Relations and National Security Studies$67,301$38,766#55 of 118
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations$67,193$47,731#28 of 67
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$62,575—#58 of 215
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$61,474$42,287#20 of 137

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Miami University-Oxford anthropology graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $34,701 one year after graduating and $33,527 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Miami University-Oxford rank for anthropology?

Among 188 colleges reporting earnings for anthropology graduates, Miami University-Oxford ranks #181 by median pay four years after graduation, and #179 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is anthropology at Miami University-Oxford worth it?

Its graduates earn 28% less than the national median for anthropology ($46,676), and the median federal debt at graduation is $23,000.

← All data for Miami University-Oxford · 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.