Anthropology at Illinois State University

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

Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and has a total student population of 20,720.

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

Illinois State Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Illinois State Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at Illinois 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.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Illinois State

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

Illinois State Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Illinois State since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Illinois State 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 Illinois State University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Illinois State Anthropology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 63% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Anthropology

Anthropology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Illinois State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	24

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Economics
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology

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 IL, the home state for Illinois State University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	290	$88,770
Anthropologists and Archeologists	110	$62,650

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 Willjay under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.