Anthropology at College of the Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,970. In 2021, 8 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from Holy Cross.

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

Holy Cross Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

Holy Cross Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at Holy Cross 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 Holy Cross 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 Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43
Best Anthropology Schools	45
	51
Most Focused Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	93
Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	258
Best Value Anthropology Schools	276
Most Popular Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	290
Most Popular Anthropology Schools	345

Anthropology Student Demographics at Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 College of the Holy Cross with a bachelor's in anthropology.

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

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• 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 MA, the home state for College of the Holy Cross.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	220	$96,160
Anthropologists and Archeologists	30	$91,140

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 George Rypysc III under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.