Anthropology at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 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.

UNLV Anthropology Degrees Available

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

UNLV Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at UNLV 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 UNLV

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

UNLV Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UNLV Anthropology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Anthropology

The following anthropology concentations are available at University of Nevada - Las Vegas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Nevada - Las Vegas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	47

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Urban Studies
• Sociology
• Economics
• 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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Managers	7,120	$102,060
Anthropologists and Archeologists	170	$60,480
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	60	$69,720

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 Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.