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Bachelor's+23% vs national median55 grads tracked

Anthropology at Connecticut College

Ranked 5th of 143 bachelor's programs in Anthropology by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$42,596
middle 50%: $28,622 – $55,228
Median · 5 years out
$58,659
middle 50%: $46,264 – $79,157
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Anthropology (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Connecticut College's bachelor's program in Anthropology earn a median $42,596 one year after graduating, rising to $58,659 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 23% above the national median of $47,878 for this field, ranking 5th of 143 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,165 total interest

Same major at other universities

CUNY Lehman College
$64,297 · 5 yrs out
Binghamton University
$60,387 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$59,452 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Stony Brook
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$58,016 · 5 yrs out
Sweet Briar College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$55,879 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Hunter College
$55,615 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Brooklyn College
$55,228 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Austin
$55,166 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Connecticut College

Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$122,445 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$122,083 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$122,083 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$109,357 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$105,332 · 5 yrs out
Social Sciences (Bachelor's)
$89,427 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$85,664 · 5 yrs out
Architecture and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$78,709 · 5 yrs out
Architecture and Related Services, Other (Bachelor's)
$78,709 · 5 yrs out
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor's)
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor's)
$76,393 · 5 yrs out

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