Anthropology at Rhodes College

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

Rhodes College is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 1,875 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Rhodes College.

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

Rhodes College Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

Rhodes College Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at Rhodes College compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at Rhodes College 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 Schools	60
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	236
Best Anthropology Schools	240
Most Popular Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	290
Most Popular Anthropology Schools	345
Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	362
Best Value Anthropology Schools	375
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Anthropology Student Demographics at Rhodes College

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

Rhodes College Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 anthropology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Rhodes College. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Rhodes College 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 Rhodes College with a bachelor's in anthropology.

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

Rhodes College also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Economics
• 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 TN, the home state for Rhodes College.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Anthropologists and Archeologists	50	$59,690

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 Ed Uthman, MD under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.