Anthropology at Brigham Young University - Provo

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

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from BYU.

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

BYU Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology
• Master’s Degree in Anthropology

BYU Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at BYU 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 BYU 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
Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	285
Most Focused Anthropology Schools	321

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from BYU. This makes it the #66 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Anthropology Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Anthropology from BYU in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 84% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at BYU 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

BYU Anthropology Master’s Program

The anthropology program at BYU awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in anthropology each year. BYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from BYU, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Archeology
• International Relations & National Security
• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• 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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Anthropologists and Archeologists	110	$66,410

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 Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.