Anthropology at Rice 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 Rice University stacks up to those at other schools.

Rice is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 7,643. In 2021, 9 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from Rice.

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

Rice Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Rice Anthropology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at Rice 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
	1
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
Best Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools	3
Best Value Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools	12
Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools	32
Most Focused Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	247

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from Rice. This makes it the #66 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.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Rice

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

Rice Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at Rice since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 Rice University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

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

Rice Anthropology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in anthropology from Rice. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in anthropology each year. Rice does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from Rice, 80% 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 Rice University with a master's in anthropology.

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

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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 TX, the home state for Rice University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	380	$87,570
Anthropologists and Archeologists	280	$71,590

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 Anatol Stefanowitsch under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.