Anthropology at Mount Holyoke College

What traits are you looking for in a anthropology school? To help you decide if Mount Holyoke College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's anthropology program.

Mt. Holyoke is located in South Hadley, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,040. In 2021, 17 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from Mt. Holyoke.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Anthropology section at the bottom of this page.

Mt. Holyoke Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

Mt. Holyoke Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at Mt. Holyoke 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 Mt. Holyoke 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused Anthropology Schools	17
	93
	94
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	111
Most Popular Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	166
Most Popular Anthropology Schools	200
Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	324
Best Value Anthropology Schools	339

Anthropology Student Demographics at Mt. Holyoke

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the anthropology majors at Mount Holyoke College.

Mt. Holyoke Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Mt. Holyoke. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Mount Holyoke College with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Mt. Holyoke 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
• International Relations & National Security
• Economics

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 MA, the home state for Mount Holyoke College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	220	$96,160
Anthropologists and Archeologists	30	$91,140

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.