Anthropology at University of Florida

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

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372. Of the 9,775 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Florida in 2021, 118 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.

UF Anthropology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Anthropology (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology
• Master’s Degree in Anthropology
• Doctorate Degree in Anthropology

Online Classes Are Available at UF

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? UF offers distance education options for anthropology at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UF Anthropology Rankings

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

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 UF 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from UF. This makes it the #21 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Anthropology Graduates from UF Make?

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UF is $21,265. 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 UF

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

UF Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 118 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in anthropology from UF. About 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at UF since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Florida with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	38
White	55
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UF Anthropology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in anthropology from UF. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in anthropology each year. UF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from UF, 89% 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 Florida with a master's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UF also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• Criminology
• Economics

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 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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.