Anatomy at Duke University

If you are interested in studying anatomy, you may want to check out the program at Duke University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and approximately 16,172 students attend the school each year.

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

Duke Anatomy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anatomy
• Master’s Degree in Anatomy

Duke Anatomy Rankings

The anatomy major at Duke is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Anatomy. 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in anatomy, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anatomy Student Demographics at Duke

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the anatomy majors at Duke University.

Duke Anatomy Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of anatomy bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a bachelor's in anatomy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Duke Anatomy Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of anatomy master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in anatomy each year. Duke does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

Of the students who received a anatomy master's degree from Duke, 59% 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 Duke University with a master's in anatomy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Developmental Biology & Embryology
• Cell/Cellular Biology & Histology
• Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology

Careers That Anatomy Grads May Go Into

A degree in anatomy can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Medical Scientists	4,500	$98,740
Natural Sciences Managers	2,960	$153,490
Biological Science Professors	1,990	$76,320
Biological Scientists	1,070	$83,380

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 Bjoertvedt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.