Anthropology at Mississippi State University

5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Mississippi State is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi and approximately 22,986 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.

Mississippi State Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Mississippi State Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at Mississippi 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #93 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Mississippi State

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

Mississippi State Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

53% Women

5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Mississippi State since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Mississippi 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 Mississippi 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	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Mississippi State Anthropology Master’s Program

80% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from Mississippi State, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Anthropology

The following anthropology concentations are available at Mississippi State University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mississippi State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	26

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Managers	1,230	$82,230

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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