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Anthropology at James Madison University

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

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and approximately 21,594 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,002 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from James Madison University in 2021, 33 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.

JMU Anthropology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

JMU Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at JMU 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 JMU 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools 70

Earnings of JMU Anthropology Graduates

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at JMU is $32,082. This is 27% higher than $25,284, which is the national average for all anthropology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Anthropology Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at JMU 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 James Madison 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 7
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

JMU 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 VA, the home state for James Madison University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Anthropologists and Archeologists 100 $72,480
Anthropology and Archeology Professors 70 $84,130

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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