Anthropology at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

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 Maryland - Baltimore County stacks up to those at other schools.

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a total student population of 13,497. In 2021, 8 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from UMBC.

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

UMBC Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

UMBC Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at UMBC 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 UMBC 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	208
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	245
Best Anthropology Schools	250

Anthropology Student Demographics at UMBC

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

UMBC Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in anthropology from UMBC in 2021, 38% were men and 63% were women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at UMBC since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at UMBC 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 Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Other Social Sciences
• 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Anthropologists and Archeologists	100	$53,680
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	50	$101,930

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 Tim Menzies under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.