Anthropology at Central College

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 Central College stacks up to those at other schools.

Central is located in Pella, Iowa and has a total student population of 1,120. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Central.

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

Central Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

Central Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at Central 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 Central 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Most Focused Anthropology Schools	41
Most Popular Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	345
Most Popular Anthropology Schools	414

Anthropology Student Demographics at Central

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

Central Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in anthropology from Central in 2021, 80% were men and 20% were women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at Central since its program graduates 54% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Central 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 Central College with a bachelor's in anthropology.

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

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

Related Majors

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

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 IA, the home state for Central College.

Occupation	Jobs in IA	Average Salary in IA
Managers	2,880	$101,360
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	50	$91,410

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 Central College Alumni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.