Anthropology at Columbia University in the City of New York

What traits are you looking for in a anthropology school? To help you decide if Columbia University in the City of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's anthropology program.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year.

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

Columbia Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Columbia Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at Columbia 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the anthropology majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Columbia are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Columbia Anthropology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Anthropology

The following anthropology concentations are available at Columbia University in the City of New York. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Columbia University in the City of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	79

Related Majors

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

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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	1,080	$112,460
Anthropologists and Archeologists	60	$67,860

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 Nandaro under License

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