Anthropology at Bowdoin College

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Bowdoin is located in Brunswick, Maine and has a total student population of 1,777.

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

Bowdoin Anthropology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

Bowdoin Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at Bowdoin 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.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Bowdoin

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

Bowdoin Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Bowdoin since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Anthropology

If you plan to be a anthropology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bowdoin College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	12

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 ME, the home state for Bowdoin College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Managers	1,380	$96,570
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	30	$87,240

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
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