Anthropology at Skidmore College

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 Skidmore College stacks up to those at other schools.

Skidmore is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and approximately 2,582 students attend the school each year. Of the 671 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Skidmore College in 2021, 24 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.

Skidmore Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

Skidmore Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at Skidmore 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 Skidmore 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	351
Best Value Anthropology Schools	365

Anthropology Student Demographics at Skidmore

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

Skidmore Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Skidmore. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Skidmore 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 Skidmore College with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology
• Economics
• 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 NY, the home state for Skidmore College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	1,080	$112,460
Anthropologists and Archeologists	60	$67,860

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 Peter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.