Anthropology at Grand Valley State University

If you are interested in studying anthropology, you may want to check out the program at Grand Valley State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

GVSU is located in Allendale, Michigan and approximately 23,350 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,263 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Grand Valley State University in 2021, 13 of them were anthropology majors.

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

GVSU Anthropology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Anthropology (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

GVSU Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at GVSU 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 GVSU 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 Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	48
Most Popular Anthropology Schools	190

Earnings of GVSU Anthropology Graduates

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at GVSU is $24,144. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at GVSU

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

GVSU Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Anthropology from GVSU in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at GVSU since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at GVSU 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 Grand Valley State University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

GVSU 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
• International Relations & National Security
• General Social Sciences

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 MI, the home state for Grand Valley State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	170	$82,520

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 Demhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.