Anthropology at University of Central Florida

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

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida and has a total student population of 71,881. In 2021, 98 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from UCF.

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

UCF Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UCF

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UCF offers distance education options for anthropology at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UCF Anthropology Rankings

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

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 UCF 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 Popular Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	44
Most Focused Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools	92
	101

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from UCF. This makes it the #21 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.

Earnings of UCF Anthropology Graduates

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCF is $24,170. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UCF

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

UCF Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at UCF are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 University of Central Florida with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	58
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UCF Anthropology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in anthropology from UCF. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from UCF, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCF 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
• General Social Sciences
• Economics
• 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 FL, the home state for University of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Anthropologists and Archeologists	230	$54,130
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	160	$91,300

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 Breezy Baldwin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.