Anthropology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale stacks up to those at other schools.

SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and approximately 11,366 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 9 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from SIUC.

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

SIUC Anthropology Degrees Available

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

SIUC Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at SIUC 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 SIUC 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 Master’s Degree Schools	152
Most Focused Anthropology Schools	361

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in anthropology from SIUC. This is the #153 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Anthropology Student Demographics at SIUC

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

SIUC Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Anthropology from SIUC in 2020-2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at SIUC 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 Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SIUC also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics
• Criminology

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 IL, the home state for Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	290	$88,770
Anthropologists and Archeologists	110	$62,650

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 Mark Jaroski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.