This degree is offered by the College of Arts and Sciences, the University of Oregon’s intellectual hub that serves about two-thirds of its students with nearly 800 faculty members covering the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Academic school/college: College of Arts and Sciences. This program provides a comprehensive study of anthropology, allowing students to tailor their focus towards either a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or a Bachelor of Science (BS) depending on their interests in cultural, social, biological, or archaeological aspects of the field.

Career options in areas such as social research, cultural resource management, museum studies, education, international development, public health, environmental anthropology, archaeology, forensic anthropology (depending on specialization), and roles requiring strong analytical and cross-cultural understanding.

The University of Oregon is a leading public research university with high levels of student research involvement and Oregon's only member of the exclusive Association of American Universities. It offers an unbeatable quality of life in Eugene, a top 50 "college town" on the West Coast. The program is within the College of Arts and Sciences, benefiting from a large and diverse faculty.