Anthropology at University of Chicago

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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

UChicago Anthropology 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.

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

64% Women

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at UChicago since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UChicago Anthropology Master’s Program

60% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in anthropology each year. UChicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

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	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Anthropology

The following anthropology concentations are available at University of Chicago. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	62

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
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