Anthropology at Texas State University

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

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 80 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Texas 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.

Texas State Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Texas State Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at Texas State 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 Texas 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
Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools	6
Best Anthropology Schools	159

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from Texas State. This makes it the #12 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #93 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Anthropology Graduates from Texas State Make?

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Texas State is $26,464. This is 5% higher than $25,284, which is the national average for all anthropology bachelor's degree recipients.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Texas State

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

Texas State Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 80 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Anthropology from Texas State in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Texas State are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Texas State University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Texas State Anthropology Master’s Program

The anthropology program at Texas State awarded 12 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in anthropology each year. Texas State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 24% more men than average.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from Texas State, 58% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Economics
• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• 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 TX, the home state for Texas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	380	$87,570
Anthropologists and Archeologists	280	$71,590

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.