Anthropology at Florida Atlantic University

If you plan to study anthropology, take a look at what Florida Atlantic University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and has a total student population of 30,805.

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

FAU Anthropology Degrees Available

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

FAU Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at FAU 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 FAU

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

FAU 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 FAU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at FAU 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 Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FAU Anthropology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Anthropology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	32

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Economics
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government

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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Anthropologists and Archeologists	230	$54,130
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	160	$91,300

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

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