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Anthropology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

Anthropology at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick stacks up to those at other schools.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and approximately 50,411 students attend the school each year.

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Anthropology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

Rutgers New Brunswick Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at Rutgers New Brunswick 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #48 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Rutgers New Brunswick

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

Rutgers New Brunswick Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Rutgers New Brunswick are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick with a bachelor's in anthropology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Managers 18,370 $138,820
Anthropology and Archeology Professors 190 $100,800

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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