Anthropology at Metropolitan State University of Denver

Every anthropology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the anthropology program at Metropolitan State University of Denver stacks up to those at other schools.

MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and has a total student population of 19,086. Of the 3,153 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2021, 21 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.

MSU Denver Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

MSU Denver Anthropology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks anthropology programs across the country. The following shows how MSU Denver performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at MSU Denver 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
Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	331
Best Anthropology Schools	374

How Much Do Anthropology Graduates from MSU Denver Make?

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at MSU Denver is $21,161. 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 MSU Denver

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

MSU Denver Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 anthropology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from MSU Denver, about 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at MSU Denver since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at MSU Denver 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 Metropolitan State University of Denver with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• Economics
• 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 CO, the home state for Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Anthropologists and Archeologists	200	$63,940
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	180	$71,900

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 Jeffrey Beall under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.