Georgia State Anthropology (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Anthropology
- Public university
- Atlanta, GA
- About 27 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Georgia State anthropology graduates earn less than graduates of most anthropology programs nationally, $21,157 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $24,358 in federal loans, close to the national median of $22,962. Several Georgia programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Georgia and national columns are the medians across all anthropology bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Georgia State graduates earn less than the national figure and about $5,316 less than the Georgia median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Georgia anthropology program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Georgia medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 70% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $258 a month, or 14.6% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
84% of graduates (27 of 32) were working in Georgia one year after graduating. Prices in the Atlanta area are about the same as the national average.
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
$92,450Median pay in Georgia. 1,910 people work in this job in Georgia. 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
$63,600Median pay in Georgia. 550 people work in this job in Georgia. 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
$58,990Median pay in Georgia. 150 people work in this job in Georgia. 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 Georgia State
Anthropology ranks 41st of 43 bachelor's programs at Georgia State by first-year earnings. The top three are Diagnostic and Treatment Professions ($78,175), Nursing ($78,165), and Computer Science ($66,803).
Other anthropology bachelor's programs near Atlanta
Common questions
The median graduate earns $21,157 one year after graduating and $35,931 five years after. The median across anthropology bachelor's programs in Georgia is $30,544.
The median federal loan balance is $24,358, which ranks 4th lowest of 5 anthropology bachelor's programs in Georgia. That works out to about $258 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 115% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 81%. Compare the cost with other Georgia programs before deciding.
Most do. 84% (27 of 32) were working in Georgia one year after graduating.
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 Georgia 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