Bachelor's-4% vs national median190 grads tracked
Anthropology at State University of New York at New Paltz
Ranked 80th of 143 bachelor's programs in Anthropology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$27,642
middle 50%: $20,476 – $39,708
Median · 5 years out
$46,079
middle 50%: $30,370 – $60,498
Median · 10 years out
$53,279
middle 50%: $35,899 – $68,164
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 degree holders at SUNY New Paltz earn a median $27,642 initially. Median salaries grow to $53,279 by the tenth year.
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
9.7 yrs
≈ $11,841 total interest
Same major at other universities
Kennesaw State University
$46,435 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$46,373 · 5 yrs out
Southern Connecticut State University
$46,298 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Oswego (SUNY Oswego)
$46,233 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
$46,161 · 5 yrs out
Western Oregon University
$46,142 · 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
Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
$45,860 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
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$92,587 · 5 yrs out
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$88,509 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
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