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. Of the 5,247 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2021, 29 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.

UIC Anthropology Degrees Available

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

UIC Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at UIC 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools	72
Best Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools	79
	80

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

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.

Earnings of UIC Anthropology Graduates

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $19,406. 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 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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in anthropology from UIC. About 28% were men and 72% were women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at UIC since its program graduates 1% 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UIC Anthropology Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in Anthropology from UIC in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

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	3
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIC also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.