Anthropology at Indiana University - Northwest

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

IU Northwest is located in Gary, Indiana and has a total student population of 3,801. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from IU Northwest.

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

IU Northwest Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

IU Northwest Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at IU Northwest 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 IU Northwest 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 Focused Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	160

Anthropology Student Demographics at IU Northwest

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

IU Northwest Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Anthropology from IU Northwest in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at IU Northwest 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 Indiana University - Northwest with a bachelor's in anthropology.

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

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• Sociology
• 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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Northwest.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	40	$80,060

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 Lord dumbello under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.