Anthropology at University of Memphis

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 Memphis stacks up to those at other schools.

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 22,205 students attend the school each year.

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

UofM Anthropology Degrees Available

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

UofM Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at UofM 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.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UofM

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

UofM Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at UofM since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at UofM are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Memphis with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UofM Anthropology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from UofM, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Memphis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	21

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• Economics
• 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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Anthropologists and Archeologists	50	$59,690

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 BenSherman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.