Bachelor's-4% vs national median214 grads tracked
Anthropology at Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Ranked 85th of 143 bachelor's programs in Anthropology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$33,053
middle 50%: $24,162 – $44,638
Median · 5 years out
$45,860
middle 50%: $35,020 – $59,062
Median · 10 years out
$55,640
middle 50%: $42,235 – $80,163
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Anthropology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Anthropology bachelor's graduates from this institution earn a median of $33k starting out. Pay reaches $56k after ten years.
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
9.2 yrs
≈ $10,916 total interest
Same major at other universities
Western Oregon University
$46,142 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at New Paltz
$46,079 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College
$46,012 · 5 yrs out
Georgia State University
$45,985 · 5 yrs out
University of Hawaii at Manoa
$45,953 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$45,912 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Illinois State University
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Weber State University
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Indiana University - Bloomington
$45,707 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$45,390 · 5 yrs out
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$175,270 · 5 yrs out
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