Anthropology at Northwestern University

If you are interested in studying anthropology, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Northwestern.

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

Northwestern Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Northwestern Anthropology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks anthropology programs across the country. The following shows how Northwestern 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 Northwestern 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
	11
Best Anthropology Schools	14
Most Focused Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools	30
Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	181

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in anthropology from Northwestern. This is the #137 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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 Northwestern

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

Northwestern Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Northwestern. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

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

Northwestern Anthropology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in anthropology from Northwestern.

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

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

Northwestern also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	290	$88,770
Anthropologists and Archeologists	110	$62,650

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.