Anthropology at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

If you are interested in studying anthropology, you may want to check out the program at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and approximately 16,450 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 12 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from UL Lafayette.

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

UL Lafayette Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

UL Lafayette Anthropology Rankings

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

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 UL Lafayette 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	381

Anthropology Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

The anthropology program at UL Lafayette awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at UL Lafayette 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in anthropology.

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

UL Lafayette also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• 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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Anthropologists and Archeologists	100	$68,690

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.