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Medical Anthropology at Boston University

If you are interested in studying Medical Anthropology, you may want to check out the program at Boston University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Boston University is in Boston, MA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 3 medical anthropology graduations were recorded at Boston University.

Online Class Availability at Boston University

Online coursework is an option at Boston University. Of 37,737 students, 5,423 (14%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,354 (4%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Medical Anthropology graduates at Boston University, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Medical Anthropology graduates at Boston University are 100% women (3) and 0% men (0).

Medical Anthropology Bachelor’s Program at Boston University

Of the 3 bachelor’s medical anthropology degrees awarded at Boston University, 100% were women (3) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Medical Anthropology bachelor’s degree recipients at Boston University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of Medical Anthropology bachelor’s degree recipients at Boston University, below the national average of 43%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Medical Anthropology Graduates

Graduates of the Medical Anthropology program at Boston University work across a variety of fields. Here are the highest-paying careers for Medical Anthropology graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$72,345
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary	$51,341

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.