Anthropology at The City College of New York

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

CCNY is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 15,227. Of the 2,660 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The City College of New York in 2021, 11 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.

CCNY Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

CCNY Anthropology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks anthropology programs across the country. The following shows how CCNY performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at CCNY 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 Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in anthropology from CCNY. This is the #153 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Anthropology Graduates from CCNY Make?

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at CCNY is $26,187. This is 4% higher than $25,284, which is the national average for all anthropology bachelor's degree recipients.

Anthropology Student Demographics at CCNY

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the anthropology majors at The City College of New York.

CCNY Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

The anthropology program at CCNY awarded 11 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 The City College of New York with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• 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 NY, the home state for The City College 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 Elsie140 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.