Anthropology at University of Maine

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

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and approximately 11,741 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from UMaine.

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

UMaine Anthropology Degrees Available

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

UMaine Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at UMaine 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 UMaine 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 Master’s Degree Schools	117

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in anthropology from UMaine. This is the #137 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #93 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UMaine Anthropology Graduates

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMaine is $24,072. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 anthropology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMaine, about 35% were men and 65% were women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at UMaine since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at UMaine are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maine with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UMaine Anthropology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in anthropology from UMaine.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology
• Economics
• 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 ME, the home state for University of Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Managers	1,380	$96,570
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	30	$87,240

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 Jalnet2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.