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. In 2021, 27 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from FAU.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at FAU 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from FAU. This makes it the #66 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Anthropology Graduates from FAU Make?

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at FAU is $25,455. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The anthropology program at FAU awarded 27 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 Florida Atlantic University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FAU Anthropology Master’s Program

Of the 5 anthropology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from FAU, about 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in anthropology each year. FAU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 34% more men than average.

In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 22% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

FAU 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
• 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.