Anthropology at Case Western Reserve University

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

Case Western is located in Cleveland, Ohio and approximately 11,465 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,541 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Case Western Reserve University in 2021, 25 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.

Case Western Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Case Western Anthropology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at Case Western 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 Focused Anthropology Schools	110
Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools	120
	127

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from Case Western. This makes it the #41 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Case Western

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

Case Western Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 25 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Anthropology from Case Western in 2020-2021, 28% were men and 72% were women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at Case Western since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 Case Western Reserve University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Case Western Anthropology Master’s Program

The anthropology program at Case Western awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from Case Western, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Case Western also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology
• Economics

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 OH, the home state for Case Western Reserve University.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	170	$85,410
Anthropologists and Archeologists	110	$63,280

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 Rdikeman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.