Bachelor's+11% vs national median156 grads tracked
Anthropology at University of Massachusetts at Boston
Ranked 17th of 143 bachelor's programs in Anthropology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,307
middle 50%: $25,411 – $46,480
Median · 5 years out
$53,264
middle 50%: $38,249 – $71,134
Median · 10 years out
$63,723
middle 50%: $45,751 – $91,987
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Anthropology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
The University of Massachusetts at Boston reports a median first-year salary of $34,307 for Anthropology graduates. Median earnings hit $63,723 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
8.1 yrs
≈ $9,645 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Texas at Austin
$55,166 · 5 yrs out
Texas A&M University
$55,154 · 5 yrs out
CUNY Queens College
$54,365 · 5 yrs out
City College of New York - CUNY
$54,267 · 5 yrs out
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
$53,720 · 5 yrs out
Wheaton College
$53,485 · 5 yrs out
University of Michigan
$53,145 · 5 yrs out
Minnesota State University, Mankato
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Denver
$52,460 · 5 yrs out
Macalester College
$52,311 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$52,304 · 5 yrs out
George Mason University
$52,018 · 5 yrs out
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