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Anthropology at Tufts University

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Anthropology at Tufts University

If you plan to study anthropology, take a look at what Tufts University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 12,219. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Tufts.

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

Tufts Anthropology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

Tufts Anthropology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at Tufts 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 Anthropology Schools 47

Anthropology Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

65% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The anthropology program at Tufts awarded 17 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at Tufts since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Tufts 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 Tufts University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Anthropology and Archeology Professors 220 $96,160
Anthropologists and Archeologists 30 $91,140

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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