Anthropology at East Tennessee State University

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 East Tennessee State University stacks up to those at other schools.

ETSU is located in Johnson City, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,713. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from ETSU.

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

ETSU Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

ETSU Anthropology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at ETSU 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
Most Popular Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	160
Most Popular Anthropology Schools	190
	382
Best Anthropology Schools	391
	393

Anthropology Student Demographics at ETSU

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

ETSU Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 anthropology majors earned their bachelor's degree from ETSU. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at ETSU 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 Tennessee State University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Economics
• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology

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 TN, the home state for East Tennessee State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Anthropologists and Archeologists	50	$59,690

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 Boboskaditdatin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.