Anthropology at Queens 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 Queens College stacks up to those at other schools.

QC is located in Queens, New York and has a total student population of 19,700. Of the 3,652 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Queens College in 2021, 34 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.

QC Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

QC Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at QC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 QC 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	59
Most Popular Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	66
Most Popular Anthropology Schools	94
Most Focused Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools	152

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

Earnings of QC Anthropology Graduates

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at QC is $28,106. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology bachelor's degree recipients.

Anthropology Student Demographics at QC

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

QC Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 anthropology majors earned their bachelor's degree from QC. Of these graduates, 35% were men and 65% were women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at QC since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% 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 Queens College with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology
• 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 Queens 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.