Eckerd College Anthropology (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Anthropology
- Private nonprofit college
- Saint Petersburg, FL
- About 13 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Eckerd College anthropology graduates earn less than graduates of most anthropology programs nationally, $20,191 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $26,500 in federal loans, more than at 79% of anthropology programs in the country. Several Florida programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Florida and national columns are the medians across all anthropology bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Debt and first-year pay at every Florida anthropology program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Florida medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $281 a month, or 16.7% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
Prices in the Tampa area are about 1% above the national average, so a $20,191 salary here buys what about $20,013 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to anthropology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
$94,940Median pay in Florida. 6,490 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: doctoral or professional degree.
Forensic Science Technicians
$64,140Median pay in Florida. 1,920 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 2,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Anthropologists and Archeologists
$59,270Median pay in Florida. 620 people work in this job in Florida. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 800 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.
About Eckerd College
Anthropology ranks 10th of 10 bachelor's programs at Eckerd College by first-year earnings. The top three are Political Science ($34,621), Communications ($33,544), and Business Administration ($33,153).
Other anthropology bachelor's programs near Saint Petersburg
Common questions
The median graduate earns $20,191 one year after graduating. The median across anthropology bachelor's programs in Florida is $26,670.
The median federal loan balance is $26,500, which ranks 6th lowest of 6 anthropology bachelor's programs in Florida. That works out to about $281 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 131% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 81%. Compare the cost with other Florida programs before deciding.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Florida comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the anthropology program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024