Anthropology at Auburn University

If you plan to study anthropology, take a look at what Auburn University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Auburn is located in Auburn, Alabama and has a total student population of 30,737. Of the 5,840 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Auburn University in 2021, 11 of them were anthropology majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Anthropology section at the bottom of this page.

Auburn Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

Auburn Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at Auburn compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at Auburn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Anthropology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Anthropology Schools	285
Most Focused Anthropology Schools	497

Anthropology Student Demographics at Auburn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the anthropology majors at Auburn University.

Auburn Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 anthropology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Auburn. Of these graduates, 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Auburn are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Auburn also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Anthropology Grads May Go Into

A degree in anthropology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Auburn University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Anthropologists and Archeologists	60	$54,390
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	40	$75,470

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Robert S. Donovan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.