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Anthropology at Iowa State University

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Anthropology at Iowa State University

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

Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and has a total student population of 31,822. Of the 6,998 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State University in 2021, 25 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.

Iowa State Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Iowa State Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at Iowa 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.

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in anthropology from Iowa State. This is the #137 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Iowa State Anthropology Graduates

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Iowa State is $26,131. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Anthropology Student Demographics at Iowa State

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

Iowa State Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
24% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Iowa State. About 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at Iowa State since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Iowa 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 Iowa State University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Iowa State Anthropology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

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

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 IA, the home state for Iowa State University.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Managers 2,880 $101,360
Anthropology and Archeology Professors 50 $91,410

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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