Anthropology at New York 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 New York University stacks up to those at other schools.

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 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.

NYU Anthropology Degrees Available

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

NYU Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at NYU 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 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at NYU

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

NYU Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at NYU since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 New York University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	11
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

NYU Anthropology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 24% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Anthropology

Anthropology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at New York University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	45

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Urban Studies
• General Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Other Social Sciences

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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	1,080	$112,460
Anthropologists and Archeologists	60	$67,860

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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.