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Sociology & Anthropology at Swarthmore College

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Sociology & Anthropology at Swarthmore College

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

Swarthmore is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,437. Of the 481 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Swarthmore College in 2021, 13 of them were sociology and anthropology majors.

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

Swarthmore Sociology & Anthropology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology & Anthropology

Swarthmore Sociology & Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology and anthropology progam at Swarthmore 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 sociology and anthropology major at Swarthmore is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology & 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 Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 5
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Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 12
Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools 12
Most Focused Sociology & Anthropology Schools 13
Most Focused Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 13

Sociology & Anthropology Student Demographics at Swarthmore

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

Swarthmore Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The sociology and anthropology program at Swarthmore awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 38% of these degrees went to men with the other 62% going to women. The typical sociology and anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Swarthmore since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its sociology and anthropology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Swarthmore College with a bachelor's in sociology and anthropology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 2
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

Careers That Sociology & Anthropology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology and 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 PA, the home state for Swarthmore College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Managers 11,060 $126,290
Sociology Professors 800 $80,290
Anthropology and Archeology Professors 230 $94,090
Anthropologists and Archeologists 70 $70,770
Sociologists 60 $121,470

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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