Anthropology at Stanford University

If you plan to study anthropology, take a look at what Stanford University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Stanford.

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

Stanford Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Stanford Anthropology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at Stanford 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 Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	155

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from Stanford. This makes it the #91 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Anthropology from Stanford in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at Stanford since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 Stanford University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

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

Stanford Anthropology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in anthropology from Stanford. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in anthropology each year. Stanford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 49% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stanford University with a master's in anthropology.

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

Stanford also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Urban Studies
• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Anthropologists and Archeologists	1,420	$67,030
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	550	$115,610

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 Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.