Anthropology at Temple University

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

Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 37,236. In 2021, 27 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from Temple.

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

Temple Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Temple Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at Temple 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.

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in anthropology from Temple. This is the #137 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Temple Anthropology Graduates

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Temple is $28,166. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology bachelor's degree recipients.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Temple

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

Temple Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Temple. About 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at Temple since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Temple University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Temple Anthropology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in anthropology from Temple.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Temple 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	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Temple also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• 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 PA, the home state for Temple University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Managers	11,060	$126,290
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	230	$94,090
Anthropologists and Archeologists	70	$70,770

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 Audrey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.