Anthropology at Oregon State 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 Oregon State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and has a total student population of 32,312. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 67 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Oregon State.

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

Oregon State Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Oregon State Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at Oregon State 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.

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from Oregon State. This makes it the #91 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Oregon State Anthropology Graduates

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oregon State is $27,550. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology bachelor's degree recipients.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Oregon State

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

Oregon State Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Oregon State 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 Oregon State University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	48
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Oregon State Anthropology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 anthropology majors earned their master's degree from Oregon State. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from Oregon State, 75% 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 Oregon State University with a master's in anthropology.

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

Oregon State also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology
• Economics
• Geography & Cartography

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 OR, the home state for Oregon State University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Anthropologists and Archeologists	270	$63,090
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	110	$98,460

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 Gregkeene under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.