Anthropology at The University of Texas at San Antonio

If you are interested in studying anthropology, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas at San Antonio. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 34,742 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 52 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from UTSA.

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

UTSA Anthropology Degrees Available

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

UTSA Anthropology Rankings

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

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 anthropology major at UTSA 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
Most Focused Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools	73
Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools	73
Best Anthropology Schools	269

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from UTSA. This makes it the #52 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Anthropology Graduates from UTSA Make?

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UTSA is $24,828. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UTSA

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

UTSA Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 52 anthropology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UTSA, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

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 The University of Texas at San Antonio with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UTSA Anthropology Master’s Program

Of the 6 anthropology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UTSA, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UTSA also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Demography & Population Studies
• Economics
• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 The University of Texas at San Antonio.

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 BrianReading under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.