Anthropology at University of Chicago

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

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 30 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from UChicago.

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

UChicago Anthropology Degrees Available

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

UChicago Anthropology Rankings

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

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 UChicago 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
	14
Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from UChicago. This makes it the #32 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students earned a bachelor's degree in anthropology from UChicago. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 47% were men. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at UChicago since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Chicago with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	11
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UChicago Anthropology Master’s Program

The anthropology program at UChicago awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 63% of these degrees went to men with the other 38% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in anthropology each year. UChicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 36% more men than average.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from UChicago, 63% 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 Chicago with a master's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UChicago also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 24 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• Other Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• International Relations & National Security

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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	290	$88,770
Anthropologists and Archeologists	110	$62,650

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 Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.