Anthropology at Mississippi State University

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Mississippi 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.

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.

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from Mississippi State. This makes it the #66 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 21 anthropology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Mississippi State, 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 Mississippi State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 86% 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	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Mississippi State Anthropology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 anthropology majors earned their master's degree from Mississippi State. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in anthropology each year. Mississippi State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Criminology

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.