Anthropology at Buffalo State

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 Buffalo State stacks up to those at other schools.

Buffalo State is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 8,339 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Buffalo State.

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

Buffalo State Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

Buffalo State Anthropology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks anthropology programs across the country. The following shows how Buffalo State performed in these rankings.

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 Buffalo State 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
	313
Most Popular Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	329
Most Popular Anthropology Schools	392

Anthropology Student Demographics at Buffalo State

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

Buffalo State Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

The anthropology program at Buffalo State awarded 6 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 17% of these degrees went to men with the other 83% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Buffalo State with a bachelor's in anthropology.

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

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

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• International Relations & National Security
• Geography & Cartography
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology

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 Buffalo State.

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 Fortunate4now under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.