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Sociology & anthropology at Minnesota

Minnesota graduates about 130 sociology & anthropology majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 73rd of 580 schools we score for sociology & anthropology, a standout program at 83 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $54,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $20 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

83/100Standout#73 of 580 for sociology & anthropology →
Graduates a year1302% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$54,0001.06× the same major nationally
Research in the field$20Ma year, NSF
Admit rate80%whole school
SAT middle 50%1290–1500whole school

Around Minnesota

Scholars Walk
University of Minnesota - Scholars Walk (3099117518)Photo: A Gude · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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Rose rugosa "Japanese Rose", umn - Flickr - odako1Photo: Koichi Oda · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
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McNamara Alumni Center, University of Minnesota (32718108201)Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source

Where sociology & anthropology happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 73 · Athletics 10 · Fraternity or sorority house 9 · Dorm 5 · Student housing 5 · Chapel 3.

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Nearby in the sociology & anthropology ranking

  1. United States Military Academy at West Point 84
  2. Amherst College 84
  3. University of Colorado Boulder 83
  4. Stony Brook University–SUNY 83
  5. University of Connecticut 83
  6. University of Miami 83
  7. American University 83
  8. Gettysburg College 83

Other strong majors at Minnesota

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Minnesota with every school we score in sociology & anthropology. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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