Anthropology at Seattle University

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

Seattle U is located in Seattle, Washington and approximately 7,050 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,446 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Seattle University in 2021, 6 of them were anthropology majors.

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

Seattle U Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

Seattle U Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at Seattle U 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 Seattle U 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
Best Anthropology Schools	121
Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	292

Anthropology Student Demographics at Seattle U

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

Seattle U Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 anthropology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Seattle U, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Seattle U 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 Seattle University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

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

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• 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 WA, the home state for Seattle University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	270	$78,690
Anthropologists and Archeologists	190	$74,300

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.