Anthropology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Every anthropology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the anthropology program at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stacks up to those at other schools.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679.

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

UIUC Anthropology Degrees Available

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

UIUC Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at UIUC 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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 Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UIUC Anthropology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in anthropology.

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

Concentrations Within Anthropology

If you plan to be a anthropology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	33

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• 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 Urbana-Champaign.

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 Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.