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Bachelor's+4% vs national median152 grads tracked

Anthropology at SUNY College at Purchase

Ranked 38th of 143 bachelor's programs in Anthropology by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$35,340
middle 50%: $24,874 – $47,682
Median · 5 years out
$49,960
middle 50%: $35,263 – $72,204
Median · 10 years out
$57,537
middle 50%: $40,729 – $79,157

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 SUNY College at Purchase's bachelor's program in Anthropology earn a median $35,340 one year after graduating, rising to $57,537 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 4% above the national median of $47,878 for this field, ranking 38th 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
8.5 yrs
≈ $9,972 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of Connecticut
$50,579 · 5 yrs out
University of Mary Washington
$50,539 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at El Paso
$50,493 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$50,482 · 5 yrs out
James Madison University
$50,368 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$50,217 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$49,766 · 5 yrs out
Central Connecticut State University
$49,659 · 5 yrs out
Ohio State University (The)
$49,611 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York at Buffalo
$49,594 · 5 yrs out
Loyola University Chicago
$49,558 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Geneseo
$49,217 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at SUNY College at Purchase

Physical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$96,310 · 5 yrs out
Chemistry (Bachelor's)
$96,310 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Economics (Bachelor's)
$68,560 · 5 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor's)
$66,986 · 5 yrs out
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor's)
$64,270 · 5 yrs out
Biology, General (Bachelor's)
$62,968 · 5 yrs out
Political Science and Government (Bachelor's)
$62,349 · 5 yrs out
Visual and Performing Arts (Master's)
$58,734 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Bachelor's)
$57,619 · 5 yrs out

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