Anthropology at East Carolina University

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 28,798.

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

ECU Anthropology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Anthropology (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology
• Master’s Degree in Anthropology

ECU Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at ECU 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 ECU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the anthropology majors at East Carolina University.

ECU Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at ECU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at ECU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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

ECU Anthropology Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from ECU, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Carolina University with a master's in anthropology.

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

Concentrations Within Anthropology

Anthropology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at East Carolina University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	24

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• 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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	240	$86,460
Anthropologists and Archeologists	80	$63,690

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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.