Bachelor's+21% vs national median637 grads tracked
Anthropology at University of Virginia
Ranked 6th of 143 bachelor's programs in Anthropology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,949
middle 50%: $27,840 – $57,912
Median · 5 years out
$58,016
middle 50%: $39,512 – $80,918
Median · 10 years out
$83,964
middle 50%: $59,682 – $129,366
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 Virginia reports year-one median salaries of $40,949 for anthropology majors. Earnings reach $58,016 at five years and $83,964 at 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
7.1 yrs
≈ $8,289 total interest
Same major at other universities
CUNY Lehman College
$64,297 · 5 yrs out
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
Sweet Briar College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
College of William & Mary
$55,879 · 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
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$222,735 · 5 yrs out
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