Anthropology at University of Alabama at Birmingham
UAB is located in Birmingham, Alabama and has a total student population of 22,563. Of the 2,965 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2021, 15 of them were anthropology majors.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Anthropology section at the bottom of this page.
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UAB Anthropology Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology
- Master’s Degree in Anthropology
UAB Anthropology Rankings
Each year, College Factual ranks anthropology programs across the country. The following shows how UAB 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 UAB 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 |
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271 |
In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from UAB. This makes it the #110 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.
Earnings of UAB Anthropology Graduates
The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAB is $24,231. This is less than $25,284, which is the national average of all anthropology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.
Anthropology Student Demographics at UAB
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the anthropology majors at University of Alabama at Birmingham.
UAB Anthropology Bachelor’s Program
About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at UAB 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 University of Alabama at Birmingham with a bachelor's in anthropology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 12 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
UAB Anthropology Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham with a master's in anthropology.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 1 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
UAB also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.
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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 AL, the home state for University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Occupation | Jobs in AL | Average Salary in AL |
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Managers | 2,110 | $106,680 |
Anthropologists and Archeologists | 60 | $54,390 |
Anthropology and Archeology Professors | 40 | $75,470 |
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 Lee Adlaf under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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