Anthropology at Furman University

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

Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and has a total student population of 2,567. In 2021, 1 anthropology major received their bachelor's degree from Furman.

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

Furman Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

Furman Anthropology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks anthropology programs across the country. The following shows how Furman performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at Furman 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
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	100
Best Anthropology Schools	106
	169
Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	303
Most Popular Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	424
Most Focused Anthropology Schools	515
Most Popular Anthropology Schools	525

Anthropology Student Demographics at Furman

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

Furman Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Furman.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Sociology
• Economics
• 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 SC, the home state for Furman University.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Anthropologists and Archeologists	40	$62,230

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 Greengrass090 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.