Anthropology at University of Mary Washington

What traits are you looking for in a anthropology school? To help you decide if University of Mary Washington is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's anthropology program.

UMW is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 4,293. In 2021, 9 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from UMW.

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

UMW Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

UMW Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at UMW 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 UMW 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	123
Most Focused Anthropology Schools	156
Best Anthropology Schools	183
	194
	201
Most Popular Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	268

Anthropology Student Demographics at UMW

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

UMW Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 9 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in anthropology from UMW in 2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 Mary Washington with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Economics
• Sociology
• Geography & Cartography
• 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 VA, the home state for University of Mary Washington.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Anthropologists and Archeologists	100	$72,480
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	70	$84,130

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 Morgan Riley under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.