Bachelor in Anthropology (Bachelor's)

Tuition is Tuition for the 2024-2025 academic year is $61,800 per year..

The Anthropology programme at Union College is a major offered on-campus in a full-time format. Students engage in cultural anthropology through small classes, fieldwork, and research projects. Faculty guide students using real-world experiences from Latin America, Asia, and the South Pacific. The programme emphasizes observation, interviews, and cross-cultural analysis in diverse settings.

Focus areas include democratization, religion, language, cross-cultural education.

The major requires a total of 36 credits distributed across core courses, electives, and fieldwork. Students complete a senior thesis or capstone project as part of the degree requirements.

Graduates pursue roles in public health, education, nonprofit organizations, research, and international development.

Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is recommended. Submission of transcripts, a personal statement, and two letters of recommendation is required.

The programme totals about 36 credit hours. on-campus, full-time, four years. For international students, tuition is well above the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 44% of applicants.

Union College's identity is captured in its name: things come together. Liberal arts, engineering and entrepreneurship share the same academic setting, creating opportunities for students to explore different interests and combine areas of study. The college offers more than 62 areas of study, with academic work extending beyond the classroom through research alongside faculty.

Research is part of the experience across majors. Students work with faculty in laboratories, archives, studios and field settings. This hands-on approach applies to a broad range of subjects and gives students opportunities to develop questions, investigate ideas and connect academic learning with practical work. Union also prepares students for life after college through its focus on career outcomes.

The campus is in Schenectady, a New York city with restaurants and cafes, shops and boutiques, theaters and events. Hiking, biking and skiing are available minutes from campus, giving students access to outdoor activities as well as city amenities. More than 130 clubs and organizations cover interests from beekeeping and off-road racing to music festivals and movie nights. International students joining Union enter a community where academic exploration, research, student activities and the surrounding city all form part of daily life.