Anthropology at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709.

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

UMCP Anthropology Degrees Available

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

UMCP Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at UMCP 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #77 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMCP Anthropology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in anthropology each year. UMCP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

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

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 Maryland - College Park. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	39

Related Majors

• Demography & Population Studies
• General Social Sciences
• Urban Studies
• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology

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 - College Park.

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.