Anthropology at Monmouth University

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 Monmouth University stacks up to those at other schools.

Monmouth is located in West Long Branch, New Jersey and approximately 5,674 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.

Monmouth Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Monmouth Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at Monmouth 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 Monmouth

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

Monmouth Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Monmouth 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 Monmouth University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Monmouth Anthropology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in anthropology each year. Monmouth does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from Monmouth, 73% 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 Monmouth University with a master's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Anthropology

If you plan to be a anthropology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Monmouth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	18

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• 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 NJ, the home state for Monmouth University.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	190	$100,800

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 Apc106 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.