Sociology & Anthropology at The University of Montana - Western

What traits are you looking for in a sociology and anthropology school? To help you decide if The University of Montana - Western is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's sociology and anthropology program.

Montana Western is located in Dillon, Montana and approximately 1,334 students attend the school each year. Of the 197 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Montana - Western in 2021, 6 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.

Montana Western Sociology & Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology & Anthropology

Montana Western Sociology & Anthropology Rankings

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

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Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology and anthropology major at Montana Western 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
Most Focused Sociology & Anthropology Schools	19
Most Focused Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Most Popular Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Most Popular Sociology & Anthropology Schools	27

Sociology & Anthropology Student Demographics at Montana Western

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the sociology and anthropology majors at The University of Montana - Western.

Montana Western Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 sociology and anthropology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Montana Western, about 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical sociology and anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Montana Western since its program graduates 46% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology and anthropology at Montana Western are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Montana - Western with a bachelor's in sociology and anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana - Western.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Managers	1,100	$76,990
Sociology Professors	60	$51,920
Anthropologists and Archeologists	50	$62,690
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	40	$77,040

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.