Anthropology at University of Notre Dame

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 Notre Dame stacks up to those at other schools.

Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and has a total student population of 12,809. Of the 2,848 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Notre Dame in 2021, 25 of them were anthropology majors.

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

Notre Dame Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Notre Dame Anthropology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks anthropology programs across the country. The following shows how Notre Dame performed in these rankings.

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 Notre Dame 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
Most Popular Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools	41
Best Value Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools	53
Most Popular Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools	65

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from Notre Dame. This makes it the #41 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Notre Dame Anthropology Graduates

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Notre Dame is $28,948. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology bachelor's degree recipients.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Notre Dame

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

Notre Dame Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at Notre Dame since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Notre Dame are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Notre Dame with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Notre Dame Anthropology Master’s Program

The anthropology program at Notre Dame awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from Notre Dame, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Notre Dame 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	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Notre Dame also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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 IN, the home state for University of Notre Dame.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	40	$80,060

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 Ssantera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.