Anthropology at Macalester College

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Macalester is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and approximately 2,049 students attend the school each year.

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

Macalester Anthropology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

Macalester Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at Macalester 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 Macalester

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the anthropology majors at Macalester College.

Macalester Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

58% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Macalester since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Macalester 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 Macalester College 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	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Anthropology

Anthropology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Macalester College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	13

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 MN, the home state for Macalester College.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Managers	9,350	$128,590
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	100	$89,460

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
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