Anthropology at Georgia State University

What traits are you looking for in a anthropology school? To help you decide if Georgia State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's anthropology program.

Georgia State is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 36,360. In 2021, 29 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from Georgia State.

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

Georgia State Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Georgia State Anthropology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at Georgia State 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 Master’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Anthropology Graduate Certificate Schools	6

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from Georgia State. This makes it the #5 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Georgia State Anthropology Graduates

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Georgia State is $21,947. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Georgia State

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

Georgia State Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 29 anthropology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Georgia State, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 Georgia State University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Georgia State Anthropology Master’s Program

Of the 20 anthropology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Georgia State, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from Georgia State, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Georgia State 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
• 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 GA, the home state for Georgia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Anthropologists and Archeologists	140	$67,550

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 Jayingram11 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.