Anthropology at Hunter College

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

Hunter is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 24,052.

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

Hunter Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Hunter Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at Hunter 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.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Hunter

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

Hunter Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Hunter College with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Hunter Anthropology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in anthropology each year. Hunter does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from Hunter, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Hunter College 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	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Anthropology

The following anthropology concentations are available at Hunter College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hunter College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	41

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Geography & Cartography
• Urban Studies
• 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 Hunter College.

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.