Anthropology at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and approximately 16,211 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 15 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from NKU.

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

NKU Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

NKU Anthropology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks anthropology programs across the country. The following shows how NKU performed in these rankings.

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 NKU 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
Best Value Anthropology Schools	121
Most Focused Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	224

How Much Do Anthropology Graduates from NKU Make?

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at NKU is $25,625. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology bachelor's degree recipients.

Anthropology Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 anthropology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from NKU, about 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at NKU since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at NKU 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 Northern Kentucky University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

NKU 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
• General Social Sciences
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Anthropologists and Archeologists	100	$59,740
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	50	$76,730

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 Samvscat under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.