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What can you do with a
Anthropology degree?

Anthropology is mid-paying, AI barely touches it, and you would have escape routes.

Is this major worth the money?

Real graduate earnings vs. the debt you'd carry — and how long it takes to pay off.
None yrs
to pay back the degree
+$-2k
earnings premium vs no degree
Median earnings
$43,199
Typical debt
$20,660
4-yr net cost
$67,808
Monthly loan payment
$235/mo
If you earn:

Where this major actually leads

5 careers it opens — bar color = AI risk, tag = how hard the path is.
Regulatory Affairs Managerscommon
AI risk 7 → 56 future · +4.5% demand
$145,000
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondaryleap
AI risk 2 → 52 future · +2.7% demand
$77,500
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondarystretch
AI risk 0 → 50 future · +2.4% demand
$76,080
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologistsleap
AI risk 4 → 52 future · +8.7% demand
$69,300
Anthropologists and Archeologistsstretch
AI risk 14 → 44 future · +3.7% demand
$64,000
● green = AI-safe · red = AI-exposed · click any career for the full breakdown
How this is built. We take every career this major leads to (CIP→SOC official crosswalk), then join each one's real salary (BLS/DOL), AI exposure (O*NET + model), demand growth, and skill-based escape routes. ROI from College Scorecard. Every figure here is joined from official sources, not estimated.