Anthropology at Kansas State University

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

K -State is located in Manhattan, Kansas and has a total student population of 20,854. In 2021, 23 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from K -State.

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

K -State Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

K -State Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at K -State 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 K -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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Anthropology Basic Certificate Schools	11
Best Value Anthropology Schools	224
	343

How Much Do Anthropology Graduates from K -State Make?

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at K -State is $20,448. This is less than $25,284, which is the national average of all anthropology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Anthropology Student Demographics at K -State

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

K -State Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology from K -State. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at K -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 Kansas State University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• 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 KS, the home state for Kansas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	90	$64,720

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 Kzollman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.