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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Monmouth.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at Monmouth compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools	5
	64
Most Focused Anthropology Schools	105
Most Focused Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	183
Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	242

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from Monmouth. This makes it the #21 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Monmouth Anthropology Graduates

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Monmouth is $32,481. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 28% higher than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 9 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Anthropology from Monmouth in 2020-2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its anthropology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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	5
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Monmouth Anthropology Master’s Program

Of the 9 anthropology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Monmouth, about 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in anthropology each year. Monmouth does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from Monmouth, 89% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Monmouth 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
• 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.