Anthropology at University of Mississippi

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

Ole Miss is located in University, Mississippi and approximately 21,014 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.

Ole Miss Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Ole Miss Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at Ole Miss 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 Ole Miss

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

Ole Miss Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Ole Miss since its program graduates 32% more men than average.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Ole Miss 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 Mississippi with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Ole Miss Anthropology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in anthropology each year. Ole Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 52% more men than average.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from Ole Miss, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Anthropology

Anthropology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Mississippi. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	14

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Economics
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 MS, the home state for University of Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Managers	1,230	$82,230

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.