Bachelor's+17% vs national median286 grads tracked
Anthropology at College of William & Mary
Ranked 8th of 143 bachelor's programs in Anthropology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$34,280
middle 50%: $23,921 – $47,916
Median · 5 years out
$55,879
middle 50%: $37,984 – $74,210
Median · 10 years out
$71,585
middle 50%: $54,726 – $97,928
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 College of William & Mary earn a median $34k in year one. Median salaries reach $72k 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
7.8 yrs
≈ $9,304 total interest
Same major at other universities
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
Connecticut College
$58,659 · 5 yrs out
University of Virginia
$58,016 · 5 yrs out
Sweet Briar College
$56,877 · 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
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
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