Physical & Biological Anthropology at George Washington University

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year.

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

GWU Physical & Biological Anthropology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Anthropology

GWU Physical & Biological Anthropology Rankings

The physical anthropology major at GWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physical & Biological 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.

Physical Anthropology Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Physical & Biological Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

82% Women

45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of physical anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women. The typical physical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 14% men. So male students are more repesented at GWU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physical anthropology at GWU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physical anthropology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Anthropology

Careers That Physical Anthropology Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical 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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Managers	19,910	$147,460
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	50	$107,700

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
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