Anthropology at Brown University

Every anthropology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the anthropology program at Brown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 9,948.

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

Brown Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Brown Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at Brown 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.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Brown

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

Brown Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its anthropology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Brown Anthropology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Anthropology

Anthropology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brown University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	31

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Other Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Urban Studies
• International Relations & National Security

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 RI, the home state for Brown University.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Managers	830	$114,660

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 Ad Meskens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.