Best Anthropologist programs in Arizona, ranked by enrollment
Study the origin, development, and behavior of human beings. May study the way of life, language, or physical characteristics of people in various parts of the world.
13 schools in Arizona run programs that feed this job, graduating 438 people a year. The job pays a median of $65,290 in Arizona across about 500 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Arizona that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
5 programs in Arizona that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Arizona (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Arizona page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthropology, Generalmain feeder CIP 45.0201In Arizona → | 345 | 78.8% | 11 | $27,806 | $23,000 |
| 2 | Medical Anthropologymain feeder CIP 45.0203In Arizona → | 81 | 18.5% | 2 | $27,806 | $23,000 |
| 3 | Archeologymain feeder CIP 45.0301In Arizona → | 9 | 2.1% | 1 | $26,804 | $23,008 |
| 4 | CIP 51.3204In Arizona → | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | $99,851 | $21,475 |
| 5 | Cultural Anthropologymain feeder CIP 45.0204In Arizona → | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | $27,806 | $23,000 |
Top 13 schools in Arizona
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 5 of the 13 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ Public · 2 feeder programs | 191 | Anthropology, General | $31,640 | 0% | — | 67% |
| 2 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ Public · 3 feeder programs | 124 | Anthropology, General | $31,640 | 68% | — | 90% |
| 3 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 47 | Anthropology, General | $33,094 | 68% | — | 86% |
| 4 | Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 42 | Anthropology, General | $20,144 | 61% | — | 90% |
| 5 | Pima Community College Tucson, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 9 | Archeology | — | 28% | — | — |
| 6 | Estrella Mountain Community College Avondale, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 7 | Anthropology, General | — | 32% | — | — |
| 7 | Mesa Community College Mesa, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 6 | Anthropology, General | — | 16% | — | — |
| 8 | Glendale Community College Glendale, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 5 | Anthropology, General | — | 16% | — | — |
| 9 | Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 3 | Anthropology, General | — | 19% | — | — |
| 10 | Chandler - Gilbert Community College Chandler, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Anthropology, General | — | 30% | — | — |
| 11 | Phoenix College Phoenix, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Anthropology, General | — | 14% | — | — |
| 12 | Scottsdale Community College Scottsdale, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Anthropology, General | — | 17% | — | — |
| 13 | The University of Arizona Global Campus Chandler, AZ Public · 1 feeder programs | 1 | Cultural Anthropology | $34,382 | 11% | $26,445 | — |
All 13 schools in Arizona
Every school in Arizona with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion | Scottsdale | Public | 191 | 2 |
| Arizona State University Campus Immersion | Tempe | Public | 124 | 3 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson | Public | 47 | 1 |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff | Public | 42 | 1 |
| Pima Community College | Tucson | Public | 9 | 1 |
| Estrella Mountain Community College | Avondale | Public | 7 | 1 |
| Mesa Community College | Mesa | Public | 6 | 1 |
| Glendale Community College | Glendale | Public | 5 | 1 |
| Paradise Valley Community College | Phoenix | Public | 3 | 1 |
| Chandler - Gilbert Community College | Chandler | Public | 1 | 1 |
| Phoenix College | Phoenix | Public | 1 | 1 |
| Scottsdale Community College | Scottsdale | Public | 1 | 1 |
| The University of Arizona Global Campus | Chandler | Public | 1 | 1 |
What anthropologists and archeologists earn in Arizona
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $70,770. Arizona pays below the national figure.
Concentrated here: Arizona employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.
Metro areas in Arizona
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Anthropologists and Archeologists page.
How to become a Anthropologist
Job zone 5 of 5 · SVP 8.0 and above- Typical entry education
- Master's degree
Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
Top skills
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Arizona
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 15 majors mapped to Anthropologists and Archeologists15 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 30.2201Ancient Studies/Civilization
- 30.2299Classical and Ancient Studies, Other
- 30.2701Human Biology
- 30.4201Geoarcheaology
- 30.4701Linguistics and Anthropology
- 45.0201Anthropology, General
- 45.0202Physical and Biological Anthropology
- 45.0203Medical Anthropology
- 45.0204Cultural Anthropology
- 45.0205Forensic Anthropology
- 45.0299Anthropology, Other
- 45.0301Archeology
- 45.1301Sociology and Anthropology
- 45.1501Geography and Anthropology
- 51.3204Medical/Health Humanities
Common questions
Answers for people weighing anthropologists and archeologists programs in Arizona.
What degree do you need to become an Anthropologist?+
Master's degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Anthropology, General, which awarded 345 degrees in Arizona in 2024-25, 78.8% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming an Anthropologist?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 5 programs to this occupation. The largest are Anthropology, Archeology, Health Professions Education. Together they graduate about 438 people a year in Arizona.
How much do anthropologists and archeologists earn in Arizona?+
The median is $65,290 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 7.7% below the U.S. median of $70,770. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for anthropologists and archeologists growing?+
BLS projects a +3.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 800 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Arizona?+
13 institutions in Arizona reported graduates from at least one of the 5 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
What other job titles do anthropologists and archeologists work under?+
Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Researcher, Archaeologist, Forensic Anthropologist, Communication and Folklore Specialist among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 19-3091.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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