Anthropology at University of Illinois at Chicago

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

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 33,518.

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

UIC Anthropology Degrees Available

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

UIC Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at UIC 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 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UIC Anthropology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from UIC, 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 Illinois at Chicago with a master's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Anthropology

The following anthropology concentations are available at University of Illinois at Chicago. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Illinois at Chicago. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	39

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at 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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.