Anthropology at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 16,259. In 2021, 26 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from UMass Boston.

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

UMass Boston Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

UMass Boston Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at UMass Boston 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 UMass Boston 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 Schools	320

Earnings of UMass Boston Anthropology Graduates

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMass Boston is $31,140. This is 23% higher than $25,284, which is the national average for all anthropology bachelor's degree recipients.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 anthropology majors earned their bachelor's degree from UMass Boston. Of these graduates, 38% were men and 62% were women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at UMass Boston since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

Related Majors

• Criminology
• General Social Sciences
• Archeology
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	220	$96,160
Anthropologists and Archeologists	30	$91,140

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 Daderot under License

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