Anthropology at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147. Of the 8,870 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Georgia in 2021, 43 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.

UGA Anthropology Degrees Available

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

UGA Anthropology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at UGA 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 Focused Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	273

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in anthropology from UGA. This is the #153 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Anthropology Graduates from UGA Make?

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UGA is $28,649. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology bachelor's degree recipients.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 43 anthropology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UGA, about 26% were men and 74% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UGA also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• Geography & Cartography
• 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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Anthropologists and Archeologists	140	$67,550

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.