Anthropology.

Doctoral Degree•99 Institutions

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.

Annual Full Cost vs. Median Earnings

Each dot represents one program at an institution. Shows the spread of annual sticker price (or net price if sticker price is unavailable) vs earnings 4 years post-grad.

Field Median ($59,350)

P25-P75 Interval ($48,432 - $72,423)

HS Baseline ($35,872)

Breakeven Line (0% ROI)

Institution	State	Earnings	Avg Net Price	Median Debt	Lifetime Value Added
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa	AL	- Nat: $77,473	$22,420 /yr	-	-$0
University of Arkansas Fayetteville	AR	- Nat: $77,473	$18,209 /yr	-	-$0
California Institute of Integral Studies ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. San Francisco	CA	- Nat: $77,473	- /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley	CA	- Nat: $77,473	$13,481 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Davis Davis	CA	- Nat: $77,473	$14,741 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Irvine Irvine	CA	- Nat: $77,473	$14,251 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles	CA	- Nat: $77,473	$12,548 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Riverside Riverside	CA	- Nat: $77,473	$14,304 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-San Diego La Jolla	CA	- Nat: $77,473	$12,470 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-San Francisco San Francisco	CA	- Nat: $77,473	- /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara	CA	- Nat: $77,473	$16,109 /yr	-	-$0
University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz	CA	- Nat: $77,473	$17,890 /yr	-	-$0
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder	CO	- Nat: $77,473	$25,346 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut Storrs	CT	- Nat: $77,473	$25,097 /yr	-	-$0
Yale University New Haven	CT	- Nat: $77,473	$23,777 /yr	-	-$0
American University Washington	DC	- Nat: $77,473	$41,943 /yr	-	-$0
George Washington University Washington	DC	- Nat: $77,473	$36,586 /yr	-	-$0
Emory University Atlanta	GA	- Nat: $77,473	$22,585 /yr	-	-$0
University of Georgia Athens	GA	- Nat: $77,473	$13,936 /yr	-	-$0
University of Chicago Chicago	IL	- Nat: $77,473	$14,860 /yr	-	-$0
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago	IL	- Nat: $77,473	$10,974 /yr	-	-$0
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign	IL	- Nat: $77,473	$14,355 /yr	-	-$0
Northwestern University Evanston	IL	- Nat: $77,473	$29,167 /yr	-	-$0
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale	IL	- Nat: $77,473	$13,297 /yr	-	-$0
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame	IN	- Nat: $77,473	$26,780 /yr	-	-$0
University of Iowa Iowa City	IA	- Nat: $77,473	$22,531 /yr	-	-$0
University of Kansas Lawrence	KS	- Nat: $77,473	$18,059 /yr	-	-$0
University of Kentucky Lexington	KY	- Nat: $77,473	$18,851 /yr	-	-$0
Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans	LA	- Nat: $77,473	$39,949 /yr	-	-$0
University of Maine Orono	ME	- Nat: $77,473	$17,510 /yr	-	-$0
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore	MD	- Nat: $77,473	$18,809 /yr	-	-$0
University of Maryland-College Park College Park	MD	- Nat: $77,473	$15,678 /yr	-	-$0
Boston University Boston	MA	- Nat: $77,473	$24,402 /yr	-	-$0
Brandeis University Waltham	MA	- Nat: $77,473	$35,736 /yr	-	-$0
Harvard University Cambridge	MA	- Nat: $77,473	$19,066 /yr	-	-$0
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst	MA	- Nat: $77,473	$22,383 /yr	-	-$0
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor	MI	- Nat: $77,473	$13,138 /yr	-	-$0
Wayne State University Detroit	MI	- Nat: $77,473	$12,766 /yr	-	-$0
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis	MN	- Nat: $77,473	$16,778 /yr	-	-$0
University of Missouri-Columbia Columbia	MO	- Nat: $77,473	$20,268 /yr	-	-$0
Washington University in St Louis St. Louis	MO	- Nat: $77,473	$21,786 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Montana ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. Missoula	MT	- Nat: $77,473	$16,784 /yr	-	-$0
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas	NV	- Nat: $77,473	$10,359 /yr	-	-$0
University of Nevada-Reno Reno	NV	- Nat: $77,473	$15,927 /yr	-	-$0
Princeton University Princeton	NJ	- Nat: $77,473	$6,128 /yr	-	-$0
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick	NJ	- Nat: $77,473	$24,406 /yr	-	-$0
University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque	NM	- Nat: $77,473	$15,489 /yr	-	-$0
Columbia University in the City of New York New York	NY	- Nat: $77,473	$21,590 /yr	-	-$0
Cornell University Ithaca	NY	- Nat: $77,473	$28,690 /yr	-	-$0
The New School New York	NY	- Nat: $77,473	$58,741 /yr	-	-$0
New York University New York	NY	- Nat: $77,473	$37,050 /yr	-	-$0
University at Albany Albany	NY	- Nat: $77,473	$17,167 /yr	-	-$0
Stony Brook University Stony Brook	NY	- Nat: $77,473	$18,784 /yr	-	-$0
Syracuse University Syracuse	NY	- Nat: $77,473	$38,793 /yr	-	-$0
Teachers College at Columbia University New York	NY	- Nat: $77,473	- /yr	-	-$0
Duke University Durham	NC	- Nat: $77,473	$29,612 /yr	-	-$0
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill	NC	- Nat: $77,473	$11,655 /yr	-	-$0
Case Western Reserve University Cleveland	OH	- Nat: $77,473	$41,190 /yr	-	-$0
Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus	OH	- Nat: $77,473	$17,339 /yr	-	-$0
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman	OK	- Nat: $77,473	$15,300 /yr	-	-$0
University of Tulsa Tulsa	OK	- Nat: $77,473	$15,000 /yr	-	-$0
Oregon State University Corvallis	OR	- Nat: $77,473	$19,604 /yr	-	-$0
University of Oregon Eugene	OR	- Nat: $77,473	$22,182 /yr	-	-$0
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park	PA	- Nat: $77,473	$32,875 /yr	-	-$0
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia	PA	- Nat: $77,473	$28,699 /yr	-	-$0
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh	PA	- Nat: $77,473	$30,434 /yr	-	-$0
Temple University Philadelphia	PA	- Nat: $77,473	$28,198 /yr	-	-$0
Brown University Providence	RI	- Nat: $77,473	$25,184 /yr	-	-$0
University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia	SC	- Nat: $77,473	$22,811 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville	TN	- Nat: $77,473	$18,976 /yr	-	-$0
Vanderbilt University Nashville	TN	- Nat: $77,473	$15,846 /yr	-	-$0
Rice University Houston	TX	- Nat: $77,473	$13,370 /yr	-	-$0
Southern Methodist University Dallas	TX	- Nat: $77,473	$40,892 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Texas at Austin Austin	TX	- Nat: $77,473	$19,857 /yr	-	-$0
The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio	TX	- Nat: $77,473	$10,836 /yr	-	-$0
University of Utah Salt Lake City	UT	- Nat: $77,473	$16,200 /yr	-	-$0
William & Mary Williamsburg	VA	- Nat: $77,473	$19,096 /yr	-	-$0
University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville	VA	- Nat: $77,473	$21,565 /yr	-	-$0
University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle	WA	- Nat: $77,473	$14,091 /yr	-	-$0
University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison	WI	- Nat: $77,473	$17,354 /yr	-	-$0
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee	WI	- Nat: $77,473	$15,014 /yr	-	-$0
University of Wyoming Laramie	WY	- Nat: $77,473	$13,599 /yr	-	-$0
Stanford University Stanford	CA	- Nat: $77,473	$13,807 /yr	-	-$0
Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette	IN	- Nat: $77,473	$14,600 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury	CT	- Nat: $77,473	$10,875 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton	CT	- Nat: $77,473	$13,807 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford	CT	- Nat: $77,473	$16,798 /yr	-	-$0
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend	OR	- Nat: $77,473	$18,048 /yr	-	-$0
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford	CT	- Nat: $77,473	$16,403 /yr	-	-$0
University of Florida Gainesville	FL	$72,423 Nat: $77,473 4yr Post-Grad	$6,541 /yr	-	-$134k
Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington	IN	$74,535 Nat: $77,473 4yr Post-Grad	$16,264 /yr	-	-$154k
Michigan State University East Lansing	MI	$72,767 Nat: $77,473 4yr Post-Grad	$19,680 /yr	-	-$179k
University of South Florida Tampa	FL	$59,350 Nat: $77,473 2yr Post-Grad	$9,812 /yr	-	-$227k
University of Arizona Tucson	AZ	$60,094 Nat: $77,473 2yr Post-Grad	$16,674 /yr	-	-$245k
Washington State University Pullman	WA	$52,107 Nat: $77,473 2yr Post-Grad	$14,971 /yr	-	-$305k
CUNY Graduate School and University Center ⚠️ Caution: This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate its ROI. New York	NY	$44,942 Nat: $77,473 2yr Post-Grad	- /yr	-	-$312k
Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe	AZ	$48,432 Nat: $77,473 2yr Post-Grad	$14,967 /yr	-	-$336k
University at Buffalo Buffalo	NY	$47,260 Nat: $77,473 2yr Post-Grad	$20,995 /yr	-	-$368k
Texas A&M University-College Station College Station	TX	$40,467 Nat: $77,473 2yr Post-Grad	$21,315 /yr	-	-$427k

Analysis Notes:

Lifetime Value Added: Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median bachelor's degree holder, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes.
Avg Net Price: The average price paid by students who receive federal financial aid (grants/loans).Note: For graduate programs, the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition and net price.

Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.